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The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. Here, Jonathan Barnes examines Aristotle's scientific researches, his discoveries in logic and his metaphysical theories, his work in psychology and in ethics and politics, and his ideas about art and poetry, plating his teachings in their historical context.

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