The definitive account of Aristotle's life and school This definitive
biography shows that Aristotle's philosophy is best understood on the
basis of a firm knowledge of his life and of the school he founded.
First published in Italian, and now translated, updated, and expanded
for English readers, this concise chronological narrative is the most
authoritative account of Aristotle's life and his Lyceum available in
any language. Gathering, distilling, and analyzing all the evidence
and previous scholarship, Carlo Natali, one of the world's leading
Aristotle scholars, provides a masterful synthesis that is accessible
to students yet filled with evidence and original interpretations that
specialists will find informative and provocative. Cutting through the
controversy and confusion that have surrounded Aristotle's biography,
Natali tells the story of Aristotle's eventful life and sheds new
light on his role in the foundation of the Lyceum. Natali offers the
most detailed and persuasive argument yet for the view that the
school, an important institution of higher learning and scientific
research, was designed to foster a new intellectual way of life among
Aristotle's followers, helping them fulfill an aristocratic ideal of
the best way to use the leisure they enjoyed. Drawing a wealth of
connections between Aristotle's life and thinking, Natali demonstrates
how the two are mutually illuminating. For this edition, ancient texts
have been freshly translated on the basis of the most recent critical
editions; indexes have been added, including a comprehensive index of
sources and an index to previous scholarship; and scholarship that has
appeared since the book's original publication has been incorporated.
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ISBN
9781400846009
Publisert
2013
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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