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The Story of Aristotle's Philosophy
Will Durant · 1923
A short 1923 popular introduction to Aristotle's philosophy by Will Durant, here in a volunteer audio reading. It gives students an overview of Aristotle's life, school and ideas.
Durant's short book gives a popular overview of Aristotle's life, school and philosophy, and this recording makes that overview available to listeners.
About this source
What it is
This is a LibriVox audio recording of The Story of Aristotle's Philosophy, a short book by Will Durant. It was published in 1923 as Little Blue Book No. 39, edited by E. Haldeman-Julius. The recording is read in English by a volunteer named Pamela Nagami. The book is a later summary of Aristotle's life and ideas, so the voice heard is a modern reader's, not Aristotle's.
Why it matters
Durant describes Aristotle as a Macedonian pupil of Plato who became the teacher of Prince Alexander. He returned to Athens, founded the Lyceum, and gathered a large collection of plants and animals. The book's contents cover logic, science, metaphysics, ethics, politics and his later life. It shows how a 1920s writer explained ancient philosophy to a general audience.
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- What does Durant choose to emphasise about Aristotle's life, and what might he leave out?
- Why might a popular series in the 1920s have offered short books on ancient thinkers?
- How does hearing this summary read aloud change how you judge its claims?
This book is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Aristotle on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.
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