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I. Logic (Organon)
Categories Aristotle on the ten kinds of predication — the opening work of the Organon.
- Work overview Description, contents & editions
- Edghill Greek & English · E. M. Edghill (Oxford, 1928)
- Taylor Greek & English · Thomas Taylor (London, 1812)
- Ackrill Greek & English · J. L. Ackrill (Oxford, 1963)
- Owen Greek & English · O. F. Owen (Bohn, 1853)
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- Greek only Minio-Paluello, Aristotelis Categoriae (OCT, 1949)
De Interpretatione Aristotle on statements, truth, negation, and future contingents — the second work of the Organon.
- Work overview Description, contents & editions
- Edghill Greek & English · E. M. Edghill (Oxford, 1928)
- Taylor Greek & English · Thomas Taylor (London, 1812)
- Ackrill Greek & English · J. L. Ackrill (Oxford, 1963)
- Owen Greek & English · O. F. Owen (Bohn, 1853)
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- Greek only Minio-Paluello, Aristotelis De Interpretatione (OCT, 1949)
Prior Analytics Aristotle’s theory of the syllogism and deductive inference, in two books.
Posterior Analytics Aristotle on demonstration, scientific knowledge, and first principles, in two books.
- Work overview Description, contents & editions
- Mure Greek & English · G. R. G. Mure (Oxford, 1928)
- Bouchier Greek & English · E. S. Bouchier (Blackwell, 1901)
- Owen Greek & English · O. F. Owen (Bohn, 1853)
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- Greek only Ross, Aristotelis Analytica Priora et Posteriora (OCT, 1964)
Topics Aristotle’s manual of dialectical argument and the topoi, in eight books.
Sophistical Refutations Aristotle on fallacies and sophistical argument — the closing work of the Organon, in thirty-four chapters.
II. Natural Philosophy
II.a Major Works on Nature
Physics Aristotle on nature, change, place, time, and the prime mover, in eight books.
On the Heavens Aristotle on the cosmos, the elements, and the eternity of the heavens, in four books.
On Generation and Corruption Aristotle on coming-to-be, passing-away, mixture, and the elements, in two books.
Meteorology Aristotle on the phenomena of the upper air and the earth — weather, comets, rivers, and the sea, in four books.
De Anima Aristotle on the soul, perception, and intellect, in three books.
II.b Short Works on Nature (Parva Naturalia)
Sense and Sensibilia Aristotle on perception and its objects — colour, sound, flavour, and smell.
On Memory Aristotle on memory and recollection.
On Sleep Aristotle on sleep and waking.
On Dreams Aristotle on dreams and their causes.
On Divination in Sleep Aristotle on prophecy and divination through dreams.
On Length and Shortness of Life Aristotle on why some living things are long-lived and others short-lived.
On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration Aristotle on youth and old age, life and death, and the role of respiration.
II.c Biological Works
History of Animals Aristotle’s great survey of animal life — anatomy, reproduction, habits, and behaviour — in nine books.
Parts of Animals Aristotle’s study of the causes and functions of animal parts — the foundational work of his biology — in four books.
Movement of Animals Aristotle on the common cause of all animal locomotion — what moves the moving animal.
Progression of Animals Aristotle on the parts animals use to move — why they have the number and kind of limbs they do.
Generation of Animals Aristotle on animal reproduction — the sexes, semen, heredity, and the formation of the embryo — in five books.
III. Metaphysics
Metaphysics Aristotle’s inquiry into being, substance, and the unmoved mover, in fourteen books.
IV. Moral and Political Philosophy
Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle’s central work of moral philosophy, in ten books.
- Work overview Description, contents & editions
- Rackham Greek & English · H. Rackham (Loeb, 1926)
- Ross Greek & English · W. D. Ross (Oxford, 1908)
- Ostwald Greek & English · Martin Ostwald (Bobbs-Merrill, 1962)
- Glossary of Technical Terms Ostwald’s Greek–English term glossary
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- Greek only Bywater, Aristotelis Ethica Nicomachea (OCT, 1894)