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Taming Architect Aristotle (English Version)

Robin Serrano Mercader is a kind, caring and gorgeous scholar from Marinduque. Her life is going nowhere until she meets Aristotle Lecaroz, an exchange architect student from Harvard, a man with a passion. Robin fall in love with Aristotle the moment her eyes darted to his almond eyes. However, she's destined to marry Ricci Reyes. Robin takes an instant liking to Aristotle not until she learnt his a Lecaroz. However, when everything went well between Aristotle and Robin, the fued between Lecaroz and Mercader family arise. Robin begins to notices that Aristotle is actually rather generous at heart. But, the pressures of Aristotle's family as a heir leave him blind to Robin's affections and Ricci Reyes, her fiancee surface, it creates a chaos in their fresh bond. Finally, when the three rivalry family, Mercader, Lecaroz and Reyes threatens to come between them, Robin has to act fast. But will they ever find the deep love that they deserve? "Our love was more chaotic than war, yet the most calming thing." What path would you choose? The upright journey where your heart is safe or dangerous path ahead where your heart is at risk. Choose you fighter! Aristotle or Ricci?

10 Chapters

Savage Sons MC Books 1-5

Savage Sons Mc books 1-5 is a collection of MC romance stories which revolve around five key characters and the women they fall for. Havoc - A sweet like honey accent and a pair of hips I couldn’t keep my eyes off.That’s how it started.Darcie Summers was playing the part of my old lady to keep herself safe but we both know it’s more than that.There’s something real between us.Something passionate and primal.Something my half brother’s stupidity will rip apart unless I can get to her in time. Cyber - Everyone has that ONE person that got away, right? The one who you wished you had treated differently. For me, that girl has always been Iris.So when she turns up on Savage Sons territory needing help, I am the man for the job. Every time I look at her I see the beautiful girl I left behind but Iris is no longer that girl. What I put into motion years ago has shattered her into a million hard little pieces. And if I’m not careful they will cut my heart out. Fang-The first time I saw her, she was sat on the side of the road drinking whiskey straight from the bottle. The second time was when I hit her dog. I had promised myself never to get involved with another woman after the death of my wife. But Gypsy was different. Sweeter, kinder and with a mouth that could make a sailor blush. She was also too good for me. I am Fang, President of the Savage Sons. I am not a good man, I’ve taken more lives than I care to admit even to myself. But I’m going to keep her anyway.

146 Chapters

Club Voyeur Series (4 Books in 1)

Explicit scenes. Mature Audience Only. Read at your own risk. A young girl walks in to an exclusive club looking for her mother. The owner brings her inside on his arm and decides he's never going to let her go. The book includes four books. The Club, 24/7, Bratty Behavior and Dominate Me - all in one.

305 Chapters

Dionysus Rising ( A Rockstar Romance) books 1-3

Dionysus Rising - The biggest rock band in the world right now cordially invite you to take a sneaky look at their lives both off and on the stage. The highs and the lows, the heart break and the mind blowing passion… it’s all within these pages as Jax , Dion and Louis tell you their stories ️

90 Chapters

Dirty Wild Sultan (Alluring Rulers of Azmia 4 Books)

He is my only chance at freedom. She is the daughter of my enemy. Will their love survive? Zain As the Sultan of one of the most powerful countries in the Middle-East, I need to find my Sultana. But I don’t intend to have heirs or even get married. Until I stumbled into Nasrin Elbaz. I cannot resist her. So I will claim her as mine. My Sultana. My Wife. My Lover. I, Sultan Zain Al Latif, will propose to Princess Nasrin for a marriage. If she rejects me… Well, I have been told I can be quite persuasive and demanding when I want to be. Nasrin He is a Sultan and I am the Princess of the country he is nemesis with. I don’t belong in his wealthy country that bleeds gold and his Palace. I am trying to hold on to what little freedom I have. No way can I fall for some dirty talking or his obsidian eyes curling with hunger whenever he sees me. Even if my body craves his tender touch and his sinful mouth. I have to get my freedom and find a way to escape the proposals of marriage. Without his help, thank you very much. “I am asking you to marry me.” “Are you asking or ordering, Sultan?” “I am asking, Princess.” I smiled at her. “For now.”

141 Chapters

Don't Date Your Best Friend (The Unfolding Duet 2 Books)

He shouldn’t have imagined her lying naked on his bed. She shouldn’t have imagined his devilishly handsome face between her legs. But it was too late. Kiara began noticing Ethan's washboard abs when he hopped out of the pool, dripping wet after swim practice. Ethan began gazing at Kiara’s golden skin in a bikini as a grown woman instead of the girl next door he grew up with. That kiss should have never happened. It was just one moment in a lifetime of moments, but they both felt its power. They knew the thrumming in their veins and desperation in their bodies might give them all they ever wanted or ruin everything if they followed it. Kiara and Ethan knew they should have never kissed. But it's too late to take that choice back, so they have a new one to make. Fall for each other and risk their friendship or try to forget one little kiss that might change everything. PREVIEW: “If you don’t want to kiss me then... let’s swim.” “Yeah, sure.” “Naked.” “What?” “I always wanted to try skinny dipping. And I really want to get out of these clothes.” “What if someone catches you... me, both?” “We will be in the pool, Ethan. And no one can see us from the living room.” I smirked when I said, “Unless you want to watch me while I swim, you can stay here.” His eyes darkened, and he looked away, probably thinking the same when I noticed red blush creeping up his neck and making his ears and cheeks flush. Cute. “Come on, Ethan. Don’t be a chicken...” “Fine.” His voice was rough when he said, “Remove that sweater first.”

76 Chapters

How Did Aristotle Die

3 Answers2025-08-01 06:26:16

Aristotle's death is shrouded in a bit of mystery, but the most commonly accepted story is that he died of natural causes in 322 BCE on the island of Euboea. He had retired there after leaving Athens due to political pressures, as the anti-Macedonian sentiment grew after Alexander the Great's death. Some accounts suggest he suffered from a stomach illness, which eventually led to his demise. It's fascinating how one of the greatest minds in history met such an ordinary end. His legacy, though, is anything but ordinary, influencing philosophy, science, and politics for centuries.

Which Aristotle Books Discuss Poetics And Drama?

3 Answers2025-08-28 09:27:03

There's a reason everyone brings up 'Poetics' first — that's Aristotle's central work on drama and poetic arts. In the surviving text he analyzes tragedy in the most systematic way we have from antiquity: mimesis (imitation), catharsis (the emotional purge), and the famous six parts of tragedy — plot, character, thought, diction, melody, and spectacle. He emphasizes plot (my favorite bit to nerd out over) as the soul of tragedy, and lays out technical devices like peripeteia (reversal) and anagnorisis (recognition). Fun and frustratingly honest aside: the section on comedy is mostly lost, so we only get half the picture on ancient dramatic theory.

If you want a fuller view of how Aristotle thinks about performance and persuasion, read 'Rhetoric' alongside 'Poetics'. 'Rhetoric' isn't about plays per se, but it breaks down ethos, pathos, logos and shows how speakers and characters persuade an audience — which is directly applicable to dramatic dialogue and monologue. Scholars also point to passages in 'Politics' and 'Nicomachean Ethics' for broader cultural and ethical contexts: 'Politics' treats theatrical festivals and the civic role of the chorus, while 'Nicomachean Ethics' helps explain moral character, which ties back to dramatic motivation. There are also fragments and later commentaries (and a handful of pseudo-Aristotelian writings) that fill out missing bits, but for direct, primary reading stick with 'Poetics' and 'Rhetoric' and then branch into commentary by modern editors. If you're diving in, pick an edition with good notes — Aristotle can be delightfully precise but cryptic at times, and the footnotes make all the difference.

What Aristotle Books Should Beginners Read First?

3 Answers2025-08-28 12:44:11

Whenever I dive into a new thinker, I like to start where their ideas hit home for everyday life — for Aristotle that means beginning with 'Nicomachean Ethics'. To me this book reads less like sterile doctrine and more like a conversation about how to live well: virtue, habit, and the idea of eudaimonia (flourishing) are all laid out in a way you can test on your own choices. Pick a readable translation (Terence Irwin or Joe Sachs are approachable) and take it slow: underline passages about moral character, then try to spot them in your own day—it's surprisingly lively when you do.

After you're comfortable with ethics, I usually recommend moving to 'Politics' next. Aristotle builds on the individual ethics in a communal frame: what is the purpose of the city-state, how do households and constitutions support flourishing, and what are the trade-offs of different regimes? Reading 'Politics' right after 'Nicomachean Ethics' makes a lot click, and you’ll start seeing recurring themes like teleology (purpose) and the mean between extremes.

If you want a lighter, fun detour, 'Poetics' is a short, brilliant read on literary craft — tragedy, catharsis, and why stories move us. For harder, more technical material, save 'Metaphysics' and 'On the Soul' ('De Anima') for later; they dig into being, causation, and mind in ways that reward multiple readings and a few secondary sources. I also lean on introductory companions like 'Aristotle for Everybody' to bridge the gaps. Mostly, give yourself permission to circle back: Aristotle rewards repeated visits, and each reread feels like catching up with an old, wise friend.

What Aristotle Books Did Alexander The Great Study?

3 Answers2025-08-28 20:43:15

There’s something delicious about picturing a young Alexander walking the shaded groves at Mieza, headphones obviously not included, and soaking up the whole sweep of Aristotle’s thinking. When I dive into this question, I like to imagine the core of what Aristotle taught him rather than a neat reading list, because historians don’t give us a simple checklist. Still, the works most often associated with Aristotle’s curriculum — and therefore the ones Alexander most likely encountered in some form — include ethical and political treatises like 'Nicomachean Ethics' and 'Politics', practical rhetoric and literary theory such as 'Rhetoric' and 'Poetics', foundational logical texts collected in the 'Organon' (think 'Categories', 'Prior Analytics', 'Posterior Analytics'), and natural-philosophical writings like 'De Anima' ('On the Soul') and parts of what later became 'Metaphysics'.

Primary sources like Plutarch and Diogenes Laertius hint that Aristotle emphasized Homer and moral education as much as abstract philosophy — famously he supposedly gave Alexander a copy of the 'Iliad' annotated with his own notes. Keep in mind many of Aristotle’s writings were lecture notes or works compiled later by his students, so Alexander might have experienced these ideas orally, through lecture, or via excerpts rather than neatly bound books.

If you want to chase this further, check Plutarch’s 'Life of Alexander' and fragments of Aristotle’s lectures; they’re a fun mix of hard scholarship and imaginative reconstruction. Personally, I love picturing Alexander juggling sword practice with ethics discussions — it makes the historical figure feel human and unexpectedly relatable.

How Do Aristotle Books Define Virtue And Happiness?

3 Answers2025-08-28 03:05:06

Whenever I dig into Aristotle I get that rush of clarity that makes everything look... practical. Reading 'Nicomachean Ethics' on a rainy afternoon taught me that for Aristotle virtue isn't some lofty, mystical quality — it's a habit, a disposition you build. He says virtues are means between extremes: courage sits between cowardice and recklessness, generosity between stinginess and wastefulness. Importantly, virtues are about choice and reason; they involve deliberate action guided by practical wisdom, which he calls phronesis. Without phronesis, good impulses are just blind instincts.

What really hooked me is how he ties virtue to happiness — eudaimonia. For him, happiness isn't a fleeting emotion but the activity of the soul in accordance with virtue over a complete life. That means consistent, virtuous activity, not a one-off good deed. Intellectual virtues (like wisdom and understanding) and moral virtues (like temperance and justice) both matter, but the contemplative life often ranks highest in his view. He also admits that external goods — friends, enough wealth, health — matter too; you can't flourish in a vacuum.

I often bring Aristotle up when chatting with friends about modern self-help or leadership books. His take feels less prescriptive slogan and more like a roadmap: train your character through habits, sharpen your practical judgment, and aim for a life where your actions reflect your best capacities. It’s not instantaneous, but it’s oddly comforting — a lifetime project that rewards steady attention rather than quick fixes.

What Aristotle Books Cover Logic And The Organon?

3 Answers2025-08-28 15:02:18

I get a little giddy whenever the word 'Organon' pops up in a conversation — it feels like finding a secret toolbox in an old attic. The short, practical list: the works that make up Aristotle's logical toolkit are 'Categories', 'On Interpretation', 'Prior Analytics', 'Posterior Analytics', 'Topics', and 'On Sophistical Refutations'. Those six texts are the traditional core of the 'Organon' (which literally means 'instrument' — Aristotle's instrument for thinking clearly).

If you want a quick sense of each: 'Categories' deals with basic kinds of things and how we talk about them; 'On Interpretation' looks at propositions, truth, and things like negation and modality; 'Prior Analytics' is the birthplace of formal syllogistic logic; 'Posterior Analytics' shifts toward what counts as scientific knowledge and demonstration; 'Topics' is about dialectical reasoning and arguing from commonly held opinions; and 'On Sophistical Refutations' catalogs fallacies and tricks in reasoning. I first read snippets of 'Prior Analytics' on the subway with a thermos of bad coffee and felt weirdly triumphant when I could follow a syllogism — it's one of those pleasures for people who like structure.

For modern readers, I usually recommend starting with the shorter ones like 'Categories' and 'On Interpretation' to get accustomed to Aristotle's style, then move into 'Prior Analytics' and 'Posterior Analytics'. If you're hunting editions, 'The Complete Works of Aristotle' edited by Jonathan Barnes is a convenient collection, and many accessible translations and commentaries are available from university presses and Hackett. Diving in with a good guide or commentary makes all the difference for these texts; they reward slow, patient reading rather than speed-reading, at least in my experience.

Which Aristotle Books Are Best Translated Into English?

3 Answers2025-08-28 20:19:15

When I first dove into Aristotle, I treated him like a dense friend you keep bumping into at coffee shops: impossible to ignore, occasionally frustrating, but always rewarding. If you want a practical starting point in English, I’d point you to 'Nicomachean Ethics'—the best translations for readers new to Aristotle tend to be the Hackett editions, especially Terence Irwin’s translation and notes. They balance readable modern English with careful philosophical nuance, which makes moral psychology and virtue ethics actually feel conversational rather than ancient textbook-y.

For breadth, get a copy of 'The Complete Works of Aristotle' edited by Jonathan Barnes. It’s invaluable as a reference because it collects reliable translations and gives consistent line numbering, so you can jump between texts and secondary literature without getting lost. If you care about the original Greek alongside the translation, grab a Loeb Classical Library volume: the facing-page Greek is a lifesaver when you’re checking a tricky sentence or doing slow, close reading.

Beyond those, pick editions depending on your vibe: if you’re into literature, read 'Poetics' in a Penguin or Oxford World’s Classics edition with a good intro that situates Aristotle among poets; if logic and method excite you, try 'Prior Analytics' and 'Posterior Analytics'—Hackett editions or scholarly commentaries help. For a compact reading plan, rotate a philosophical treatise ('Metaphysics' or 'On the Soul') with something practical ('Politics' or 'Rhetoric') so it never feels like homework. I usually read a few pages on my commute and scribble marginalia—Aristotle becomes fun that way, promise.

What Age Is Aristotle In 'Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe'?

3 Answers2025-06-25 12:41:09

I just finished rereading 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,' and Aristotle's age is such a crucial part of his journey. He's 15 when the story begins, right at that messy, raw stage of adolescence where everything feels too big or too small. The book captures his growth over two years, so we see him evolve from a confused, angry kid to someone starting to understand himself by 17. The age detail matters because it frames his struggles—feeling isolated, grappling with identity, and discovering first love. Benjamin Alire Sánez writes teenagehood so authentically; you feel Aristotle's frustration when adults dismiss him or when he can't articulate his emotions. His age isn't just a number; it's the lens for his entire character arc.

Which Aristotle Books Explain Nicomachean Ethics Simply?

3 Answers2025-08-28 02:28:40

I've fallen into more than one late-night rabbit hole with Aristotle, so I’ll be honest: a friendly translation + a short companion book is the combo that helped me. If you want a straightforward, readable edition of 'Nicomachean Ethics', start with C.D.C. Reeve's translation — it’s clear, modern, and includes helpful notes without burying you in scholastic jargon. For a slightly different flavor, Roger Crisp’s edition is also very approachable and frames the arguments in ways that make the structure pop. If you like something more literal so you can wrestle with the Greek rhythms, Joe Sachs is great, though a little denser.

Beyond translations, pair the text with one gentle secondary source. Michael L. Morgan’s 'Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: An Introduction' is a compact guide that walks through major themes — virtues, practical reasoning, friendship — in plain language. Julia Annas’s 'The Morality of Happiness' is older but wonderfully sympathetic to Aristotle’s outlook and reads like a conversation rather than a syllabus. For bite-sized help, use the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Aristotle’s ethics as a roadmap while you read each book or chapter.

My little ritual is kettle-on, highlights in one color for definitions, another for examples. Give yourself permission to read slowly: Aristotle rewards re-reading. If a chapter stalls you, jump to a commentary or an online lecture for fifteen minutes — you’ll often see the whole passage differently afterward.

Which Aristotle Books Are Easiest For High School Students?

3 Answers2025-08-28 21:39:59

If I had to pick a gentle gateway into Aristotle for a high schooler, I'd begin with 'Poetics' and parts of 'Nicomachean Ethics'. 'Poetics' is short, punchy, and reads almost like a practical manual on storytelling — it's brilliant for anyone who likes literature, drama, or even movies. You can finish it in a couple of sittings and then spend time re-reading a few paragraphs while watching a play or film; the concepts about tragedy and plot stick in a way abstract sentences rarely do.

For ethics, don't try to swallow the whole 'Nicomachean Ethics' at once. Start with Book I and Book II: they introduce the idea of the good life, virtues, and habituation in clear, relatable terms. Those sections sparked so many classroom discussions when I was in high school — people connected Aristotle's talk of habit and character to real-life choices like studying, sportsmanship, and friendships. Supplement those readings with a modern intro (even a short YouTube lecture or a SparkNotes outline helps) and a readable translation — Hackett or Joe Sachs editions tend to be student-friendly.

If a student is into debate or speech, dip into 'Rhetoric' (the chapters on ethos and pathos are surprisingly accessible). If someone is curious but daunted, a secondary book like 'Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction' can frame things before diving in. Personally, starting this way made Aristotle feel less like an ancient wall of text and more like a conversation about life and art — which is exactly how it should feel.