Purpose and Function
close menu
Bookswagon
search
My Account
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Religion, Philosophy & Sprituality Books > Philosophy > Philosophical traditions and schools of thought > Purpose and Function
Purpose and Function

Purpose and Function


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


X
About the Book

Across two millennia, Aristotle's thought has shaped the architecture of human understanding. His ideas traveled through Greek, Persian, Islamic, and European traditions, influencing sciences, religions, and political institutions; inspiring breakthroughs and creating obstacles; offering clarity and imposing limits. This book returns to Aristotle not to repeat his legacy, but to examine the deeper intellectual instinct behind it-the human need to build order, purpose, and coherence in a world that rarely provides them.
The chapters trace how Aristotle created the earliest systematic vision of knowledge: his classification of the sciences, his theory of causes, his understanding of purpose in nature, his reflections on the good life, and his vision of political community. With equal attention, the book explores the limits of his thought: the errors born of insufficient data, the traps of teleology, and the weight of tradition that has shaped Western thinking more than we often realize.
By moving between ancient texts and contemporary debates-from biology and ethics to artificial intelligence and the structure of modern explanation-the book shows how Aristotle's questions persist even where his answers no longer hold. They remain embedded in the way we observe, reason, classify, interpret, and attempt to understand ourselves.
This is not a work of reverence. It is an attempt to see Aristotle clearly: as a mind of extraordinary power working within the constraints of his time, and as a thinker whose influence cannot be fully understood without confronting both his achievements and his limitations. The result is a reflection on the enduring tension between order and uncertainty, structure and freedom, purpose and chance-tensions that define not only Aristotle's world, but our own.
Keywords
Aristotle, teleology, purpose, causality, ethics, knowledge, modernity


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798275231663
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • ISBN-10: 8275231663
  • Publisher Date: 19 Nov 2025


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Purpose and Function
Independently Published -
Purpose and Function
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Purpose and Function

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!