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Poetics

Aristotle

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1 About this book

One of the first books written on what is now called aesthetics. Although parts are lost (e.g., comedy), it has been very influential in western thought, such as the part on tragedy.

Good for readers who want: a classic, philosophy, a play, and a short read.

  • Ancient Rhetoric
  • Philosophy and aesthetics
  • Classics
  • Music, philosophy and aesthetics
  • Philosophy, ancient
  • Rhetoric
  • Philosophy
  • Drama

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3 About Aristotle

384–322

Aristotle (Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης, romanized: Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings span the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that followed, which set the groundwork for the development of modern science.

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