Aristotle on the Meaning of Man: A Philosophical Response to Idealism, Positivism, and Gnosticism

Aristotle on the Meaning of Man: A Philosophical Response to Idealism, Positivism, and Gnosticism

by Peter Jackson
Aristotle on the Meaning of Man: A Philosophical Response to Idealism, Positivism, and Gnosticism

Aristotle on the Meaning of Man: A Philosophical Response to Idealism, Positivism, and Gnosticism

by Peter Jackson

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Overview

Why was (and is) Aristotle "right" and why are we "wrong"? In other words, why are Aristotle's philosophical reflections on man and the world full, real, and convincing and why is so much of our modern philosophy partial and false? This work offers a detailed assessment of Aristotle's thought in response to these questions.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781906165710
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Publication date: 08/31/2016
Edition description: New
Pages: 396
Product dimensions: 5.91(w) x 8.86(h) x (d)

About the Author

Peter Jackson has an MA from the University of London and works in finance in London.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix

Preface xi

Note on the Text xlv

List of Abbreviations xlvii

Chapter 1.1 Is Aristotle's Philosophy "divine, but useless"? 1

Chapter 1.2 Surveying the Definition of Aristotle's "Man" 21

Chapter 1.3 Exploring the Habits of Aristotle's "Ethical Man" 49

Chapter 1.4 Exploring the Habits of Aristotle's "Working Man" 77

Chapter 1.5 Aristotle on Becoming Something 95

Chapter 1.6 The Gods and Giants Grapple with "Art"! 105

Chapter 1.7 Aristotle's "Philosophical Man" Finds His "Goods" 115

Chapter 1.8 Aristotle's "Philosophical Man" Sees the World in a Grain of Sand 141

Chapter 1.9 Aristotle's "Philosophical Man" Gets to Know His Limits 159

Chapter 1.10 Aristotle's "Philosophical Man" Finds "God" 179

Chapter 2.1 Aristotle's "Man" Competes in the Philosophical Marketplace 203

Chapter 2.1 Aristotle's "Philosophical Man" Finds Himself 243

Chapter 2.3 Plato's "Clever Modern Man" Loses Himself 283

Glossary of Greek Terms 327

Note on the Bibliography 335

Bibliography of Classical Resources 337

Select Bibliography of Modern Resources 351

Indices 369

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