History of Ancient Philosophy 3 - Aristotle

The greatest contribution of Greek philosophy and the thought based on it to the history of humanity is the "discovery of the mind". It is an obvious fact that ancient philosophy cannot be understood correctly without knowing the thoughts that emerged as a result of this "discovery", the philosophers who represented them, their theories and the methods behind them. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Arslan states that the method he tried to follow while writing the History of Ancient Philosophy was "to rely on the philosophers' own works and primary sources" and thus the reader will have the opportunity to "directly encounter the philosopher's text". Ege University faculty member Prof. Dr. Ahmet Arslan discusses Aristotle's teachings and thoughts in this third volume of the History of Ancient Philosophy. From the theory of soul to moral philosophy of Aristotle, who is the true founder of science and the "first teacher" and "philosopher" of humanity; This work, in which all his thoughts are discussed, from his views on politics to rhetoric and poetics, also stands out with its independent monograph feature. Describing Aristotle's teaching and method as "the philosophy that is closest to science without being a science itself", Ahmet Arslan comprehensively examines various aspects of the philosopher's thought and includes source quotations from his works.

"The author of this book is Aristotle of Nicomachea, the wisest of the Greeks, who introduced and completed logic, physics and metaphysics... None of those who followed him for nearly fifteen hundred years could neither add anything to his works nor find any significant fault in them. "It is an extraordinary and miraculous thing that all these come together in the person of a single person. Such a special person deserves to be called a 'divine' being rather than a human being, and that is why the ancients called him 'divine'." Ibn Rüst, (Quoted from Badawi, A, Histoire de la Philosophie en Islam II, p. 762)
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 407

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Istanbul Bilgi University Publications

First Print Year: 2016

Number of Pages: 407

Language Turkish