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What is it for us to understand Aristotle?1 In order to grasp the difficulties involved in answering such a seemingly simple question, it is necessary to consider, briefly, some of the features of the history of philosophy and some of the characteristics of Aristotle’s philosophy. Even if this necessarily sketchy introductory discussion fails to yield answers satisfactory to everyone, it should at least help to make clear why this volume is the way it is, and how it is viewed by its editor.
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© 1967 J. M. E. Moravcsik
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Moravcsik, J.M.E. (1967). Introduction. In: Moravcsik, J.M.E. (eds) Aristotle. Modern Studies in Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15267-4_1
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