The complete online text of Aristotle on the art of poetry by Aristotle.

As a formidable student, researcher, teacher, and philosopher in virtually all scientific disciplines, Aristotle had a profound impact on the way science and mathematics is practiced and investigated today. His analytical method, now known as Aristotelia...

While he is highly regarded as a philosopher and father of logic and reasoning, Aristotle is also known for accomplishments in and contributions to other sciences. Throughout his life, he wrote several biological works which laid the foundations for comp...

While he is highly regarded as a philosopher and father of logic and reasoning, Aristotle is also known for accomplishments in and contributions to other sciences. Throughout his life, he wrote several biological works which laid the foundations for comp...

Appraisal writing requires not just data presentation but skillful persuasion. Applying Aristotle's methods of argument and persuasion, the authors discuss topics, argument structure, and helpful resources on rhetoric. By analyzing the rhetoric, particularly the underlying assumptions or major premises, of appraisal reports, appraisers can...

Davis aims to rescue the Poetics from its initial appearance as a book merely about the art of poetry understood as imitation, without imposing upon it a "borrowed significance" beyond Aristotle's intention. This involves three major claims: (1) the Poetics is about the...