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Aristotle: A Brief Guide to His Life and Philosophy
Originally published in 1902 as a portion of the author’s larger “The World’s History and Its Makers, Vol. IV: Great Philosophers,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 20 pages, explores Aristotle’s life and philosophy.
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The founder of the Peripatetic school lived to the age of 63, and might have endured to be much older were it not for his peculiar habits of life. It is said that so passionate was his love of study and meditation that he allowed himself little time for his meals and even less for sleep. While in bed he thought. And lest he should waste valuable time in too much slumber he devised a manner of keeping himself awake that was hardly short of the diabolical. At his bedside he placed a vessel of brass. Over this basin he extended one of his hands, in which was clasped a small iron ball. When overcome by somnolence, the muscles of the hand relaxed, the ball of iron was released, and the sound of its contact with the metal of the basin immediately and thoroughly aroused him. The wisdom of this procedure is questionable, and what the wonderful brain of this man might have done had he allowed it the refreshment of sleep there is no saying.
About the author:
Edgar Sanderson (1838-1907) was a British historian whose other works include “History of the British Empire,” “Hero Patriots of the Nineteenth Century,” and “The Fight for the Flag in South Africa.”
Sample passage:
The founder of the Peripatetic school lived to the age of 63, and might have endured to be much older were it not for his peculiar habits of life. It is said that so passionate was his love of study and meditation that he allowed himself little time for his meals and even less for sleep. While in bed he thought. And lest he should waste valuable time in too much slumber he devised a manner of keeping himself awake that was hardly short of the diabolical. At his bedside he placed a vessel of brass. Over this basin he extended one of his hands, in which was clasped a small iron ball. When overcome by somnolence, the muscles of the hand relaxed, the ball of iron was released, and the sound of its contact with the metal of the basin immediately and thoroughly aroused him. The wisdom of this procedure is questionable, and what the wonderful brain of this man might have done had he allowed it the refreshment of sleep there is no saying.
About the author:
Edgar Sanderson (1838-1907) was a British historian whose other works include “History of the British Empire,” “Hero Patriots of the Nineteenth Century,” and “The Fight for the Flag in South Africa.”
15 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 17, 2012
About the author
Edgar Sanderson
228 books1 followerEdgar Sanderson (1838-1907) was a British historian.
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