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samue_l's review against another edition
Massive book comprised of smaller books. Did not read all of them. Focused on and enjoyed the most his "Nicomachean Ethics", which I would heartily recommend to anyone who desires an understanding of the ideas that provided the foundation for ethics as we know them today.
musicdeepdive's review against another edition
4.0
"Baby's First Aristotle", as some might view this collection, is in actuality a 1400 page monolith, containing more than enough excerpts to keep the non-devotee satiated. Definitely an affordable way of exploring his work, although the lack of annotations and the occasionally significant omissions from certain works ensure that anyone interested in Aristotle will explore other editions of his work following this.
chris_fiebelkorn's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
mcsnide's review against another edition
3.0
From literary criticism and rules of grammar to political science to rhetoric and debate to natural science, there was little Aristotle did not feel compelled to discuss. It's intriguing from our vantage point to look back and see how often he knew about ideas that we think are modern. On the other hand, it's humbling to realize how little he got right about science. If humanity survives another two millenia, our science will likely seem as absurd to our descendants as his does to us.
letsgolesbians's review against another edition
4.0
I thiiiink I used this for my grad treatise and not my undergrad thesis, but I'm not 100% sure. But hey! Aristotle!
karatedrummer's review against another edition
4.0
"Baby's First Aristotle", as some might view this collection, is in actuality a 1400 page monolith, containing more than enough excerpts to keep the non-devotee satiated. Definitely an affordable way of exploring his work, although the lack of annotations and the occasionally significant omissions from certain works ensure that anyone interested in Aristotle will explore other editions of his work following this.
hopeylope's review against another edition
3.0
Read Physics: Terribly written but interesting once you understand. 10/8/12
Read Ethics: Better than Physics, sometimes unintentionally hilarious. 10/23/12
Read Politics (Book I-III, VII-VIII): Much easier to read than the other two I read, but I might just be getting better at reading Aristotle...anyway, interesting and again unintentionally hilarious (or maybe I'm just going crazy through reading Aristotle). 10/11/13
Read Rhetoric: 2/1/14
Read Poetics: 9/2/14
Read Ethics: Better than Physics, sometimes unintentionally hilarious. 10/23/12
Read Politics (Book I-III, VII-VIII): Much easier to read than the other two I read, but I might just be getting better at reading Aristotle...anyway, interesting and again unintentionally hilarious (or maybe I'm just going crazy through reading Aristotle). 10/11/13
Read Rhetoric: 2/1/14
Read Poetics: 9/2/14
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