Aristotle Topics Books I & VIII: With excerpts from related texts (Clarendon Aristotle Series) (Bks.1 & 8)

This latest addition to the Clarendon Aristotle Series provides a clear translation of Books I and VIII of the Topics , together with philosophical commentary and additional extracts from Books II and III. This selection gives a good general view of the main ideas of the work, a classic treatise on logic and argument. The Topics is Aristotle's treatise on dialectical argument, a practice perhaps as old as human language, systemized for the first time by Aristotle. This seminal text offers many important insights into his conception of logic, his development of the notion of the predicables (the Five Terms), and his ideas on the method of philosophical inquiry itself. This volume contains a clear and accurate translation of Books I and VIII of Aristotle's Topics, together with a philosophical commentary on these books and additional selections from Books II and III, and from the Sophistical Refutation. These books and selections best give a general view of the main ideas, arguments, and techniques expounded in the Topics. The volume is well suited to the requirements of students, including those who do not know Greek. OUR treatise proposes to find a line of inquiry whereby we shall be able to reason from opinions that are generally accepted about every problem propounded to us, and also shall ourselves, when standing up to an argument, avoid saying anything that will obstruct us. Cover Title Page Copyright Preface CONTENTS Abbreviations Introduction TOPICS Book I Book VIII Commentary Book I Book VIII Excerpts Notes on the Text Book I Book VIII Bibliography Glossary Index Locorum General Index