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Along with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is one of the triumvirate of philosophers responsible for the establishment of Western philosophy as it exists today. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to refine philosophical thought, developing the idea... Read Full Overview

""Topics"" is a philosophical treatise written by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. It is a work on dialectics, which is the art of reasoning through discussion or argumentation. In this book, Aristotle explores how to effectively argue and persuade others by examining... Read Full Overview

Premier traite de logique qu'Aristote ait ecrit, les Topiques sont consacres a l'argumentation dialectique, et ont ete completes par les traites sur le syllogisme (Premiers analytiques) et l'argumentation scientifique (Seconds analytiques). Le titre de l'ouvrage designe un reservoir... Read Full Overview

""Topics"" is a philosophical treatise written by Aristotle, one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. This book is a compilation of Aristotle's teachings on the art of dialectic, which is the method of reasoning through discussion and argumentation. It is divided... Read Full Overview

""Topics"" is a philosophical treatise written by Aristotle, one of the most influential thinkers in Western philosophy. The book is a comprehensive guide to the art of dialectic, or the practice of reasoned argumentation. Aristotle presents a detailed analysis of the various... Read Full Overview

The Topics constitutes Aristotle's treatise on the art of dialectic-the invention and discovery of arguments in which the propositions rest upon commonly held opinions or endoxa are "places" from which such arguments can be discovered or invented. In his treatise on the Topics,... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview