Metaphysics is the study of existence at the highest level of generality. It is traditionally characterised as the study of "being qua being" - of being in general rather than specifically of this or that sort. Accordingly, the salient task of the field is to achieve a clearer understanding of the concepts and principles of being, existence, and reality. As such, metaphysics has been an established sector of philosophy since the time of Aristotle's initial systematisation of the subject in...

CONTENTS: - Part 1: Logic (Organon) Categories, translated by E. M. Edghill On Interpretation, translated by E. M. Edghill Prior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. J. Jenkinson Posterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. R. G. Mure Topics (8 Books), translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge Sophistical Refutations, translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge - Part 2: Universal Physics Physics (8 Books), translated by R. P. Hardie and R. K. Gaye On the Heavens (4 Books), translated by J. L. S...

★★★★★ A Monumental Work at the Heart of Western PhilosophyMetaphysics by Aristotle is one of the foundational works in the history of philosophy and a central text for understanding questions about being, substance, causation, form, matter, and the ultimate structure of reality.Interestingly, Aristotle himself did not use the title Metaphysics. The name was applied later, probably because these writings were placed “after the Physics” in t...

A Foundational Guide to Virtue, Happiness, and the Good LifeNicomachean Ethics by Aristotle is one of the most influential works ever written on moral philosophy and one of the earliest systematic attempts to answer a timeless question: how should we live?At the heart of the book is Aristotle’s exploration of virtue, reason, character, and happiness. He argues that human flourishing is not simply a matter of pleasure or good intentions, but of deve...

★★★★★ A Profound Exploration of Life, Mind, and Human NatureOn the Soul by Aristotle is one of the most important works in ancient philosophy and a key text for understanding his broader thought. While Aristotle is widely known for his writings on ethics, politics, and metaphysics, this treatise turns to a question that lies at the heart of human existence: what is the soul?Aristotle approaches the subject systematically, beginning from the convict...

★★★★★ A Foundational and Remarkably Systematic Study of Political LifePolitics by Aristotle is one of the foundational works of political philosophy and political science. Drawing on extensive observation of the Greek city-states and a life connected with the political world of Macedonia—Aristotle was famously tutor to Alexander the Great—the book approaches government not simply as an abstract ideal, but as something that can be examined through the insti...

Explore the ideas that shaped Western philosophy and discover the enduring wisdom of one of history's greatest thinkers. The Complete Works of Aristotle brings together the influential ideas of the ancient Greek philosopher whose writings have shaped centuries of intellectual inquiry. From the foundations of logical reasoning to questions of morality, government, nature, and human happiness, Aristotle offers a remarkable guide to understanding the world and our place within it. Explore the...

The Complete Aristotle:Part 1: Logic (Organon)Categories, translated by E. M. EdghillOn Interpretation, translated by E. M. EdghillPrior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. J. JenkinsonPosterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. R. G. MureTopics (8 Books), translated by W. A. Pickard-CambridgeSophistical Refutations, translated by W. A. Pickard-CambridgePart 2: Universal Ph...

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★★★★★ A Foundational Study of Change, Matter, and CausationOn Generation and Corruption, also known as On Coming to Be and Passing Away, is one of Aristotle’s most important works on the nature of physical change. It stands at the intersection of philosophy and ancient science, asking how things come into being, cease to exist, and undergo transformation.Building on questions already explored in the Physics, Aristotle examines whe...

★★★★★ A Foundational Work of Western PhilosophyCategories by Aristotle is a remarkably important philosophical text about how we classify the things that exist in the world. Although concise, it provides a fundamental framework for Aristotle’s own thought and for centuries of philosophical debate that followed.At the heart of the work is Aristotle’s categorial scheme: an attempt to identify the most basic kinds of things and the different ways in w...

★★★★★ A Fascinating Foundation of Ancient CosmologyOn the Heavens by Aristotle is one of the foundational works of ancient cosmology and a remarkable attempt to explain the structure, motion, and composition of the universe through reasoned argument.Aristotle discusses the shape and position of the Earth, the nature of celestial bodies, and the behaviour of matter. His argument that the Earth is spherical, supported in part by observations of lunar...