Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical works, to every philosopher since, from Marcus Aurelius, to Thomas Aquinas, to Mortimer J. Adler. Now Adler instructs the world in the uncommon common sense of Aristotelian logic, presenting Aristotle's understandings in a current, delightfully lucid way. He brings Aristotle's work to an everyday level. By encouraging readers to think philosophically, Adler offers us a unique path to personal insights and understanding of intangibles, such as the difference between wants and needs, the proper way to pursue happiness, and the right plan for a good life.
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Part I Man the Philosophical Animal
1. Philosophical Games
2. The Great Divide
3. Man’s Three Dimensions
Part II Man the Maker
4. Aristotle’s Crusoe
5. Change and Permanence
6. The Four Causes
7. To Be and Not to Be
8. Productive Ideas and Know-How
Part III Man the Doer
9. Thinking about Ends and Means
10. Living and Living Well
11. Good, Better, Best
12. How to Pursue Happiness
13. Good Habits and Good Luck
14. What Others Have a Right to Expect from Us
15. What We Have a Right to Expect from Others and from the State
Part IV Man the Knower
16. What Goes into the Mind and What Comes out of It
17. Logic’s Little Words
18. Telling the Truth and Thinking It
19. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Part V Difficult Philosophical Questions
20. Infinity
21. Eternity
22. The Immateriality of Mind
23. God
