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Aristotle
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Aristotle's Works And Method
Aristotle's known writings form such an impressive body of knowledge
that it is hard to believe he wrote many more books than have come down to us.
The entire complex of his works falls roughly into three parts.
The First Group Of Writings
These belong to Aristotle's early period. The works in this group are of
a popular nature and were published by the philosopher himself.
Unfortunately, only fragments of them survive today. Most of our knowledge
about them has come from comments made by later Greek and Roman scholars. The
great Roman orator and thinker, Cicero, is one of our best sources of
information about these earliest ...