The Works of Aristotle, The Famous Philosopher In Four Parts Containing His Complete Masterpiece: Displaying the Secrets of Nature in the Generation of Man.

ARISTOTLE. [SALMON, William].

Item Number: 133429

New England: Printed for the Proprietor, 1813.

New edition of this early New England printing of the works of Aristotle. Octavo, bound in full period calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated with four woodcut engravings. In very good condition.

Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, psychology, linguistics, economics, politics, meteorology, geology, and government. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. It was above all from his teachings that the West inherited its intellectual lexicon, as well as problems and methods of inquiry. As a result, his philosophy has exerted a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West and it continues to be a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.