{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-aristotle","title":"The Philosophy of Aristotle by Renford Bambrough","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Philosophy of Aristotle by Renford Bambrough\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\" id=\"p-rc_950ac4973199ad9a-22\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-19\"\u003e\"The Philosophy of Aristotle,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-19\"\u003e edited with commentaries by the British philosopher \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"83\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-19\"\u003eRenford Bambrough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-19 citation-end-19\"\u003e (and featuring translations by A.E. Wardman and J.L. Creed), is one of the most highly regarded single-volume anthologies of Aristotle's thought.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e First published in 1963, Bambrough’s curated volume succeeds because it doesn’t treat Aristotle as a dusty historical relic, but as a living, breathing participant in modern philosophical debate. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eWhile Plato looked upward toward abstract, eternal ideas, Aristotle looked downward at the concrete, physical world. Bambrough organizes Aristotle's vast, encyclopedic mind into seven core structural areas, showing how his pursuit of \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"234\"\u003eTeleology\u003c\/b\u003e—the idea that everything in nature has a distinct purpose or built-in ultimate goal—unifies all human knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eRenford Bambrough’s genius in this anthology is his editorial intervention. He strips away centuries of dense scholastic dogma to reveal an Aristotle who operates very much like a modern scientist: analytical, observational, highly pragmatic, and deeply committed to common sense. It remains an ideal starting point for anyone who wants to read Aristotle directly without getting entirely lost in his notoriously difficult, lecture-note prose style.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Books BD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47300116775097,"sku":null,"price":290.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/0874\/6169\/files\/The_Philosophy_of_Aristotle.jpg?v=1779999634","url":"https:\/\/royalbooksbd.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-aristotle","provider":"Royal Books BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}