Aristotle as Teacher: His Introduction to a Philosophic Science

by Christopher Bruell

Designed for speechwriters, journalists, writers, researchers, students, professors, teachers, historians, academics, scrapbookers, trivia buffs and word lovers, this book represents the largest compilation of anything relating to "Philosophic Science" with a linguistic emphasis on non-conventional usage and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities. The entries cover all parts of speech (noun, verb, adverb or adjective usage) as well as use in modern slang, pop culture, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in many unexpected examples for Philosophic Science, since the editorial decision to include or exclude terms is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Webster's Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).

272 pages, Hardcover

First published May 30, 2014

About the author

Christopher Bruell was an American philosopher who was Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Boston College. He is known for his works on ancient Greek philosophy.

Reviews

[Hunter McClure · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe the most penetrating of commentaries I've ever read on one philosopher by another; indeed, Bruell here is more doing philosophy himself than merely writing a work of "secondary literature." I did not read every page, only those sections on the parts of the Metaphysics I was looking at on my most recent reading, but will certainly return to Bruell many, many times in the future.