Aristotle Selections

Happy New Year!

For those who wish to get a head start on reading Aristotle, we will focus on the Ethics, Politics, Rhetoric, and Poetics. Below are my suggested selections from those sections, referenced by Book and Chapter numbers which should work with any edition:

(Nichomachean) Ethics
i, 1-10, 13
ii, 1-7
iii, 1-7
v, 1-2, 7, 10
vi, 1-3, 5-8, 12-13
vii, 1-3
viii, 1-3, 9
ix, 4, 7-9, 12
x, 4-9

Politics
i, 1-6
ii, 1, 2, 3-5
iii, 1, 4, 6-12
iv, 1, 3, 11
v, 1, 8, 9
vii, 1-3, 8-9, 13, 15

Rhetoric
i, 1-2, 5-6, 13
ii, 1, 4, 22

Poetics
4, 6-11, 13-15

I also recommend Aristotle in Outline by Timothy A. Robinson (Hackett 1995) for a concise, yet thorough overview of Aristotle's work.