In Animals in the World, renowned Aristotle scholar Pierre Pellegrin attempts to demonstrate that Aristotle, by proposing an original version of natural perfection, opposes the whole of the Greek tradition. Nature is perfect, not only in its harmony of a complete and well-organized whole, but also because it brings together functionally perfect individuals.
Günümüzde, bircok bicimde Aristotelesci olunabilir. Gerci istesek de istemesek de zaten Aristotelesciyiz. Bunun nedeni, Aristotelesin zihinsel ve entelektüel manzaramizda sahip oldugu tarihsel agirligin, baska hic kimseninkiyle kiyas kabul etmiyor olmasidir. Gözümüzün önünde gelisme kaydeden her disiplinin Aristotelesci bir temeli vardir. Aristotelesci olmanin bir nedeni de Aristotelesciligin bir tezler bütününden ziyade bir felsefe yapma bici...
In Endangered Excellence, Pierre Pellegrin provides a fresh interpretation of Aristotle's Politics, revealing the extent to which Aristotle diverged from other ancient writers on politics, and the extent to which many of his positions resemble modern attitudes in political philosophy. Pellegrin highlights a number of strikingly original positions in his thought. Aristotle took humans to be inherently political, for example, even as he believed...
Technological innovations, sociological and consumer trends, and growing internationalization are transforming the cultural and creative industries (CCIs). These changes present new challenges for CCIs that require original and inventive answers. Innovation in the Cultural and Creative Industries analyzes the powerful strategies put in place by CCI organizations such as Nintendo, the Lascaux Cave and Daft Punk. The case studies presented in th...
Ancient Greek thought is the essential wellspring from which the intellectual, ethical, and political civilization of the West draws and to which, even today, we repeatedly return. In this volume drawn from the reference work "Greek Thought: A Guide to Classical Knowledge, major scholars take up basic topics in philosophy and science, offering an account of the extraordinary explosion of desire for knowledge in the classical Greek world.
