Aristotle's Posterior Analytics
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"The relation between logic and metaphysics is frequently obscure in translations and interpretations of Aristotle. Apostle's method of translation-one English word for one Greek word-makes his English text a faithful replica of the Greek original. The reader of his translations of the Posterior Analytics and of the Metaphysics will find a clear presentation of the difference between the metaphysical foundation of the organization of the sciences relative to the kinds of substances in Book Lambda of the Metaphysics and the logical analysis of definition and demonstration relative to terms and propositions in Book Beta of the Posterior Analytics."
-Richard McKeaon
University of Chicago
"If what is wanted is an accurate, consistent and intelligible translation (rather than a paraphrase) of Aristotle's logic of scientific reasoning, then by far Apostle's translation is to be preferred for serious study in the English language; such a study is greatly facilitated by extensive philosophical and textual notes, often illustrated by mathematical examples."
-James A. Weisheipl, O.P.
Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies
Aristotle
Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist whose works have profoundly influenced philosophical discourse and scientific investigation from the later Greek period through to modern times. A student of Plato, Aristotle’s writings cover such disparate topics as physics, zoology, logic, aesthetics, and politics, and as one of the earliest proponents of empiricism, Aristotle advanced the belief that people’s knowledge is based on their perceptions.
In addition to his own research and writings, Aristotle served as tutor to Alexander the Great, and established a library at the Lyceum. Although it is believed that only a small fraction of his original writings have survived, works such as The Art of Rhetoric, Nicomachean Ethics, Poetics, and Metaphysics have preserved Aristotle’s legacy and influence through the ages.
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