Aristotle: His Life and School Hardcover - 2013

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"What was it like for Aristotle to be a foreigner in Athens? What did it take for him to found a school independent of his friends? What happened in his classroom? And what was it like to adopt philosophy as an aristocratic lifestyle? Carlo Natali's highly readable biography of Aristotle brings to life a very complex subject. Natali acknowledges the merits of Jaeger's great biography of the philosopher, but I would now recommend Natali's even more highly."--Richard Sorabji, Wolfson College, University of Oxford

"This is the best account of Aristotle's life in print. Carlo Natali has given us a critical biography at once truly authoritative and highly accessible--a rare achievement. At the same time, his lucid and compelling narrative offers a distinctive view of the raison d'tre of Aristotle's school. There is nothing else of anything like the same stature in English that one could recommend either to students or scholars--and this book will appeal to both."--Malcolm Schofield, professor emeritus, University of Cambridge

"Very well conceived and finely executed, this is a first-rate book about Aristotle not just as a collection of texts but as a living, breathing historical figure working in a particular context. It is eye-opening, thoughtful, deft, eminently sensible, and accessible. By placing familiar things in surprising new contexts, Carlo Natali invariably manages to put new spins on old themes."--John P. Lynch, professor emeritus, University of California, Santa Cruz

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