Description:
Aristotle's "Posterior Analytics" elaborates the notions of science and the requirements for the distinctive kind of knowledge scientists possess. This book explores the foundations of Aristotle's theory, pointing out the similarities and differences between scientific and other types of knowledge, and establishing the need for basic principles.
Brief description: Richard McKirahan is the Edwin Clarence Norton Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College, Claremont, California, USA. His publications include Cicero, De Natura Deorum, Book I (1997), A PreSocratics Reader (1996) and Readings in Ancient Greek Philosophy (1995).