Metaphysics. Politics. Poetics. Rhetoric

The present book includes the four most important treatises of Aristotle-the great ancient Greek thinker, who had a huge impact on the development of European and world culture, an encyclopedist scientist who stood at the origins of modern science. “Metaphysics” is a set of 14 books united in the 1st century BC. e. Andronika Rhodes (in whose edition he has survived to this day) - the fundamental work of the philosopher, outlining his doctrine of four root causes, or first -handed, all that things. In “Politics”, Aristotle considers the main forms of government and goals of the state, defining the latter as “communication organized for the sake of the common good,” criticizes various political regimes, analyzes the family institution and the problem of educating youth, reflects on the role of religion and draws the image of an ideal society “giving” People are completely opportunity to live according to their aspirations. ” The treatises “Poetics” and “Rhetoric” have outlined for many centuries ahead of the development vector, problematic contours and the categorical apparatus of the European theory of literature