Essays on the Aristotelian Tradition [Hardcover]

Aristotle has arguably been the most influential of all philosophers. This selection of works by Aristotle, along with essays by Aristotle scholar Anthony Kenny, traces the philosopher's profound influence throughout the ages. It covers in-depth his ethics and philosophy of mind and shows how they provided the framework for fruitful developments in the Middle Ages as well as in the present day. It also includes various contributions to the most recent form of Aristotelian scholarship: computer-assisted stylometry. Anyone who has ever been fascinated by Aristotle's brilliant insight and intellectual legacy will be delighted with this engaging collection.

1. Introduction: The Aristotelian Tradition
Moral Philosophy in the Aristotelian Tradition
2. The Nicomachean Concept of Happiness (1991)
3. Aquinas on Aristotelian Happiness (1999)
4. The Principle of Double Effect (1995)
Philosophy of Mind in the Aristotelian Tradition
5. The Geography of the Mind (1993)
6. Body, Soul, and Intellect in Aquinas (1999)
7. Duns Scotus on Freewill (1996)
8. Aristotle versus Descartes on Sensation (1999)
Some Twentieth-Century Developments
9. The Thomism of Pope John Paul II (1999)
10. The Stylometric Study of the Aristotelian Writings (1976)
11. A Stylometric Comparison between Five Disputed Works and the Remainder of the Aristotelian Corpus (1983)
Index

Kenny's introductory essay on 'The Aristotelian Tradition' is...of the highest interest. -- Ricardo Pozzo, University of Verona

Sir Anthony Kenny is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.