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Aristotle

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Aristotle of Stagira studied at Plato’s Academy, taught Alexander the Great, and founded the Lyceum in Athens. His surviving writings span logic, metaphysics, physics, biology, psychology, ethics, politics, rhetoric, and literary theory. Most surviving texts are lecture materials or school treatises rather than works prepared for public publication. Dates of first publication are therefore generally unknown, and some works—especially the Constitution of the Athenians—have disputed authorship or substantial school involvement.

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Cover of Nicomachean Ethics

Nicomachean Ethics

The clearest entry point into Aristotle’s ethics and practical philosophy.

Categories

A short foundational work for Aristotle’s ontology and logical vocabulary.

Cover of Poetics

Poetics

A concise introduction to Aristotle’s theory of art, tragedy, and representation.

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corpus · complete

Corpus Aristotelicum

The surviving body of works traditionally transmitted under Aristotle’s name, including the logical, theoretical, practical, and productive sciences.

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    Categories

    Book 1 · treatise · unkn

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  2. 2 Cover of On Interpretation
    On Interpretation

    Book 2 · treatise · unkn

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  3. 3 Cover of Prior Analytics
    Prior Analytics

    Book 3 · treatise · unkn

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  4. 4 Cover of Posterior Analytics
    Posterior Analytics

    Book 4 · treatise · unkn

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  5. 5 Cover of Topics
    Topics

    Book 5 · treatise · unkn

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  6. 6
    On Sophistical Refutations

    Book 6 · treatise · unkn

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  7. 7
    Physics

    Book 7 · treatise · unkn

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  8. 8 Cover of On the Heavens
    On the Heavens

    Book 8 · treatise · unkn

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  9. 9 Cover of On Generation and Corruption
    On Generation and Corruption

    Book 9 · treatise · unkn

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  10. 10 Cover of Meteorology
    Meteorology

    Book 10 · treatise · unkn

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    Metaphysics

    Book 11 · treatise · unkn

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  12. 12 Cover of On the Soul
    On the Soul

    Book 12 · treatise · unkn

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  13. 13
    On Sense and Sensibles

    Book 13 · treatise · unkn

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  14. 14
    On Memory and Recollection

    Book 14 · treatise · unkn

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  15. 15
    On Sleep and Waking

    Book 15 · treatise · unkn

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  16. 16 Cover of On Dreams
    On Dreams

    Book 16 · treatise · unkn

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  17. 17
    On Divination in Sleep

    Book 17 · treatise · unkn

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  18. 18
    On Length and Shortness of Life

    Book 18 · treatise · unkn

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  19. 19
    On Youth and Old Age

    Book 19 · treatise · unkn

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  20. 20
    On Life and Death

    Book 20 · treatise · unkn

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  21. 21
    On Respiration

    Book 21 · treatise · unkn

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  22. 22 Cover of History of Animals
    History of Animals

    Book 22 · natural-history treatise · unkn

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  23. 23
    Parts of Animals

    Book 23 · biological treatise · unkn

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  24. 24
    Movement of Animals

    Book 24 · biological treatise · unkn

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  25. 25
    Progression of Animals

    Book 25 · biological treatise · unkn

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  26. 26
    Generation of Animals

    Book 26 · biological treatise · unkn

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  27. 27 Cover of Nicomachean Ethics
    Nicomachean Ethics

    Book 27 · ethical treatise · unkn

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    Eudemian Ethics

    Book 28 · ethical treatise · unkn

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  29. 29
    Politics

    Book 29 · political treatise · unkn

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  30. 30
    Rhetoric

    Book 30 · rhetorical treatise · unkn

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  31. 31 Cover of Poetics
    Poetics

    Book 31 · aesthetic treatise · unkn

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  32. 32
    Constitution of the Athenians

    Book 32 · historical-political treatise · unkn Optional

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logical collection · complete

Organon

The traditional collection of Aristotle’s logical and dialectical works.

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  1. 1
    Categories

    Book 1 · treatise · unkn

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  2. 2 Cover of On Interpretation
    On Interpretation

    Book 2 · treatise · unkn

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  3. 3 Cover of Prior Analytics
    Prior Analytics

    Book 3 · treatise · unkn

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  4. 4 Cover of Posterior Analytics
    Posterior Analytics

    Book 4 · treatise · unkn

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  5. 5 Cover of Topics
    Topics

    Book 5 · treatise · unkn

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  6. 6
    On Sophistical Refutations

    Book 6 · treatise · unkn

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natural-philosophical collection · complete

Parva Naturalia

The traditional collection of short natural-philosophical treatises concerning sensation, memory, sleep, dreams, animal life, and respiration.

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  1. 1
    On Sense and Sensibles

    Book 1 · treatise · unkn

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  2. 2
    On Memory and Recollection

    Book 2 · treatise · unkn

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  3. 3
    On Sleep and Waking

    Book 3 · treatise · unkn

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  4. 4 Cover of On Dreams
    On Dreams

    Book 4 · treatise · unkn

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  5. 5
    On Divination in Sleep

    Book 5 · treatise · unkn

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  6. 6
    On Length and Shortness of Life

    Book 6 · treatise · unkn

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  7. 7
    On Youth and Old Age

    Book 7 · treatise · unkn

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  8. 8
    On Life and Death

    Book 8 · treatise · unkn

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  9. 9
    On Respiration

    Book 9 · treatise · unkn

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