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<p>Notes on Contributors xi</p> <p>Preface xvi</p> <p>Abbreviations of Aristotle’s Works xviii</p> <p><b>Part I Aristotle’s Life and Works 1</b></p> <p>1 Aristotle’s Life 3<br /> <i>GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS</i></p> <p>2 Aristotle’s Works and the Development of His Thought 14<br /> <i>GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS</i></p> <p><b>Part II The Tools of Inquiry 29</b></p> <p>3 Deductive Logic 31<br /> <i>DAVID KEYT</i></p> <p>4 Aristotle’s Theory of Demonstration 51<br /> <i>ROBIN SMITH</i></p> <p>5 Empiricism and the First Principles of Aristotelian Science 66<br /> <i>MICHAEL FEREJOHN</i></p> <p>6 Aristotle on Signification and Truth 81<br /> <i>PAOLO CRIVELLI</i></p> <p>7 Aristotle’s Methods 101<br /> <i>GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS</i></p> <p><b>Part III Theoretical Knowledge 123</b></p> <p>A. Metaphysics</p> <p>8 The Science and Axioms of Being 125<br /> <i>MICHAEL V. WEDIN</i></p> <p>9 Aristotelian Categories 144<br /> <i>GARETH B. MATTHEWS</i></p> <p>10 Form and Matter 162<br /> <i>FRANK A. LEWIS</i></p> <p>11 Aristotle on Universals 186<br /> <i>MICHAEL J. LOUX</i></p> <p>12 Substances 197<br /> <i>S. MARC COHEN</i></p> <p>13 Causes 213<br /> <i>R. J. HANKINSON</i></p> <p>14 Heavenly Bodies and First Causes 230<br /> <i>SARAH BROADIE</i></p> <p>B. Physics</p> <p>15 Mixing the Elements 242<br /> <i>THEODORE SCALTSAS</i></p> <p>16 Aristotle on the Infi nite, Space, and Time 260<br /> <i>MICHAEL J. WHITE</i></p> <p>17 Change and Its Relation to Actuality and Potentiality 277<br /> <i>URSULA COOPE</i></p> <p>C. Psychology</p> <p>18 The Aristotelian Psuchê 292<br /> <i>CHRISTOPHER SHIELDS</i></p> <p>19 Sensation and Desire 310<br /> <i>DEBORAH KAREN WARD MODRAK</i></p> <p>20 Phantasia and Thought 322<br /> <i>VICTOR CASTON</i></p> <p>D. Biology</p> <p>21 Teleology in Living Things 335<br /> <i>MOHAN MATTHEN</i></p> <p>22 Form, Essence, and Explanation in Aristotle’s Biology 348<br /> <i>JAMES G. LENNOX</i></p> <p>23 Generation of Animals 368<br /> <i>DEVIN M. HENRY</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Practical Knowledge 385</b></p> <p>A. Ethics</p> <p>24 Happiness and the Structure of Ends 387<br /> <i>GABRIEL RICHARDSON LEAR</i></p> <p>25 Pleasure 404<br /> <i>GEORGE RUDEBUSCH</i></p> <p>26 Human Excellence in Character and Intellect 419<br /> <i>GAVIN LAWRENCE</i></p> <p>27 Courage 442<br /> <i>CHARLES M. YOUNG</i></p> <p>28 Justice 457<br /> <i>CHARLES M. YOUNG</i></p> <p>29 Friendship 471<br /> <i>MICHAEL PAKALUK</i></p> <p>30 Voluntary, Involuntary, and Choice 483<br /> <i>ROBERT HEINAMAN</i></p> <p>31 Aristotle on Action, Practical Reason, and Weakness of the Will 498<br /> <i>NORMAN O. DAHL</i></p> <p>B. Politics</p> <p>32 The Naturalness of the Polis in Aristotle 512<br /> <i>C. D. C. REEVE</i></p> <p>33 Rulers and Ruled 526<br /> <i>ROBERT MAYHEW</i></p> <p>34 Aristotle on the Ideal Constitution 540<br /> <i>FRED D. MILLER, JR.</i></p> <p>35 Excellences of the Citizen and of the Individual 555<br /> <i>JEAN ROBERTS</i></p> <p>36 Education and the State 566<br /> <i>RICHARD STALLEY</i></p> <p><b>Part V Productive Knowledge 577</b></p> <p>A. Rhetoric</p> <p>37 The Nature and Goals of Rhetoric 579<br /> <i>CHRISTOF RAPP</i></p> <p>38 Passions and Persuasion 597<br /> <i>STEPHEN LEIGHTON</i></p> <p>B. Art</p> <p>39 Aristotle’s Poetics: The Aim of Tragedy 612<br /> <i>PAUL WOODRUFF</i></p> <p>40 The Elements of Tragedy 628<br /> <i>ELIZABETH BELFIORE</i></p> <p>Index 64 </p>

<b>Georgios Anagnostopoulos</b> is Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, San Diego, where he teaches classical philosophy, ethics and metaphysics. His research has focused on Greek ethics and epistemology and ancient views on the arts and sciences, especially medicine. He is the author of <i>Aristotle on the Goals and Exactness of Ethics</i> (1994).

<i>A Companion to Aristotle</i> provides in-depth studies of the main themes of Aristotle's thought, from art to zoology. Comprising a total of forty essays, it includes sections on his views on metaphysics, psychology, biology, ethics, politics, rhetoric, and art. Written by well-known scholars of the Aristotelian corpus, these essays not only articulate the most widely accepted accounts of Aristotle's views on certain topics and the assumptions and arguments used to support them, but also offer new ways of reading controversial texts and analyzing complex arguments that lead to original ways of interpreting his writings. Thus the volume provides a comprehensive picture of the central tenets of the complex Aristotelian philosophical system and will assist the reader in seeing the structure of the philosopher's arguments and the different ways they can be analyzed or interpreted.<br /><br />This Companion will be an excellent aid both to undergraduate and graduate students as well as to scholars and general readers of the Aristotelian texts.

<p>"This is a superb collection of state of the art essays by many of the leading ancient philosophers working today. Its high quality and impressive comprehensiveness make it an invaluable resource for specialists and non-specialists alike."<br /> –<b>Chris Bobonich</b>, Stanford University</p> <p>"This is an excellent set of new essays by a who's who of Aristotelian scholars. It covers all the central areas of Aristotle's voluminous research, and should be a worthwhile companion for anyone interested in Aristotle."<br /> –<b>Paula Gottlieb</b>, University of Wisconsin</p> <p>"Georgios Anagnostopolous is to be congratulated on completing what must have been a time-consuming and exacting task. [T]he bar has been set pretty high by most of these authors." (<i>Bryn Mawr</i>, 2010)</p>

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