Routledge Philosophy Guidebook To Aristotle And The Metaphysics

This GuideBook looks at the Metaphysics thematically and takes the student through the main arguments found in the text. The book introduces and assesses Aristotle's life and the background to the Metaphysics, its ideas and text.

Aristotle is perhaps the most important figure in Western Philosophy and his Metaphysics is a benchmark in the history of philosophy.

Aristotle’s Poetics is the first philosophical account of an art form and the foundational text in aesthetics. The Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle and the Poetics is an accessible guide to this often dense and cryptic work. Angela Curran introduces and assesses: Aristotle’s life and the background to the Poetics the ideas and text of the Poetics the continuing importance of Aristotle’s work to philosophy today.

Aristotle is one of the most important figures in western thought and his seminal work Metaphysics is a benchmark in the history of philosophy. This guidebook introduces and assesses: Aristotle's life and the background to the Metaphysics The ideas and text of the Metaphysics including a chapter devoted to Metaphysics Theta The continuing importance and contemporary relevance of Aristotle's work to philosophy. The Routledge Guidebook to Aristotle's Metaphysics is essential reading for all students of philosophy, and anyone approaching the work of Aristotle for the first time.

Locke is the most important figure in the history of English philosophy. In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, he stressed the importance of experience for knowledge and the critical role of the philosopher.

Rene Descartes is generally accepted as the "father of modern philosophy", and his Meditations is perhaps the most famous philosophical text ever written. In this Routledge Philosophy GuideBook, Gary Hatfield guides the reader through the text of the Meditations, providing commentary and analysis throughout. He assesses Descartes' importance in the history of philosophy and his continuing relevance to contemporary thought. Descartes and the Meditations will be essential reading for all students of philosophy, and for anyone coming to Descartes for the first time.

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most important texts in western philosophy, and arguably the most influential text on contemporary moral theory. This GuideBook introduces and assesses: * Aristotle's life and the background to the Nicomachean Ethics * The ideas and text of the Nicomachean Ethics * Aristotle's central role in philosophy and his continuing contribution to our ethical thought

Annotation Leibniz is a major figure in western philosophy, and one of the most influential philosophers of the Rationalist School. This Routledge Philosophy GuideBook leads the reader through the complexities of Leibniz's most famous work and the fullest statement of his mature philosophical thought, the Monadology. Saville clearly identifies the intellectual assumptions that underlie Liebniz's thought and locates the text within Liebniz's larger philosophical project. All of these features make this work a clear and engaging introduction to one of finest systematic thinkers of the modern era.