Chapter two considers the Greek background of the doctrine, first through an examination of the Aristotelian divisions of the sciences, and then through an examination of the beginnings of the logical classification of the Rhetoric and Poetics among the Greek commentators from the school of Alexandria. The book begins by examining some prevalent misconceptions regarding the logical interpretation of the Rhetoric and Poetics.
It studies this doctrine, as presented by the Islamic philosophers Al- Fārābī, Avicenna, and Averroes, from a purely philosophical perspective, and argues that the logical construal of the arts of rhetoric and poetics is both interesting and illuminating. every scientist is in his debt."Īuthor: Aristotle, Introduction by Edward P.J.This book examines a widespread, and often misunderstood, doctrine within the medieval Aristotelian tradition, namely the inclusion of Aristotle's Rhetoric and Poetics within the scope of the Organon. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Aristotle was the first genuine scientist in history. Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip of Macedon, tutored Alexander the Great starting from 343 BC. His writings cover many subjects – including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics and government – and constitute the first comprehensive system of Western philosophy. At eighteen, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of thirty-seven (c.
His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, whereafter Proxenus of Atarneus became his guardian. Aristotle (/ˈærɪˌstɒtəl/ Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης, Aristotélēs 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidice, on the northern periphery of Classical Greece.
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