Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Sequentially numbered endnotes provide the information most needed at each juncture, while a detailed index of terms guides the reader to places where focused discussion of key notions occurs. Nowhere is this more evident than in the metaphysics ibn sina avicenna, one of the greatest medieval islamic philosophers, said that he had read the metaphysics of aristotle forty times, but still did not understand it. Book i 84k book ii 20k book iii 60k book iv 75k book v 97k book vi 26k book. An indication of this is found in the fact that no one is able to attain the truth adequately, while, on the other hand, we do not collectively fail, but every one says something true about the nature of things, and while individually we contribute little or. The internet classics archive metaphysics by aristotle. Part 1 the investigation of the truth is in one way hard, in another easy. A summary of book i in aristotle s nicomachean ethics. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit. Translated by john mmahon, read by geoffrey edwards. Only later, after having read alfarabis, purposes of the metaphysics of aristotle, did he understand aristotle s book. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of nicomachean ethics and what it means. From theology and logic to ethics and even biology, there is no area of human knowledge that has not been touched by his thinking. Download m4b part 1 222mb download m4b part 2 221mb addeddate 20110824 16.