ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1949. This meticulously researched book presents a comprehensive outline and discussion of Aristotle’s mathematics with the author's translations of the greek. To Aristotle, mathematics was one of the three theoretical sciences, the others being theology and the philosophy of nature (physics). Arranged thematically, this book considers his thinking in relation to the other sciences and looks into such specifics as squaring of the circle, syllogism, parallels, incommensurability of the diagonal, angles, universal proof, gnomons, infinity, agelessness of the universe, surface of water, meteorology, metaphysics and mechanics such as levers, rudders, wedges, wheels and inertia. The last few short chapters address ‘problems’ that Aristotle posed but couldn’t answer, related ethics issues and a summary of some short treatises that only briefly touch on mathematics.

chapter |16 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter II|5 pages

CATEGORIES

chapter III|15 pages

PRIOR ANALYTICS

chapter IV|39 pages

POSTERIOR ANALYTICS

chapter V|18 pages

TOPICS

chapter VI|65 pages

PHYSICS

chapter VII|21 pages

DE CAELO

chapter VIII|11 pages

METEOROLOGY

chapter IX|4 pages

DE ANIMA

chapter X|32 pages

METAPHYSICS

chapter XI|28 pages

MECHANICS

chapter XII|3 pages

TREATISE ON INDIVISIBLE LINES

chapter XIII|6 pages

PROBLEMS: BOOK XV

chapter XIV|5 pages

PROBLEMS: BOOK XVI

part XV|1 pages

PROBLEMS: BOOK XXIII

chapter XVI|11 pages

NICOMACHEAN AND EUDEMIAN ETHICS

part XVII|2 pages

DE MOTU ANIMALIUM

chapter XVIII|2 pages

DE INCESSU ANIMALIUM