Just bought this and it arrives tomorrow, what am I in for? I've only read the usual recommended plato stuff

>>24480508 (OP)
Reading 30 or 40 pages of it before putting it on your self and watching it gather dust.

>>24480508 (OP)
>>24480741
Or trade it in for picrel and get a modernized introduction to Aristotelian logic, syllogisms, categories, and fallacies.

The translation is shit and the material in general is gonna filter you, should have just bought better translations of works that interest you with better companion essays and such. No point in buying this unless it’s a requirement for a philosophy class where the professor wants that translation. It’s cheap, so just see how you like it. Nichomachean ethics is a good start.

>>24480508 (OP)

that's a nice cover, it makes me want to consoom

>>24480508 (OP)
I, too, ordered this translation. I hope it’s not total shit.

>>24481029
>modernized
I will never understand why this is recommended on /lit/ of all places. You are an embarrassment to your past, /lit/.

>>24481089
Fuck, I’m going to return it.

>>24481168
Larp on.

>>24481185
it's not total shite; give it a quick read before you return it though

>>24481089
>The translation is shit
Who are the translators for this version?

>>24481603
McKeon

What is the best translation?

>>24480508 (OP)
>>24481089
>>24481158
>>24481603
>>24481688
>>24481755
>reading Aristotle translated
You fags, you must learn ancient greek but not only that, you must learn Heidegger and then go back to the greek text to read it not as it has been translated but in the way the true meaning arises, you must break colossal hermeneutical barriers, and to do that you learn, after years, that learning Nietzsche will get you closer to the meaning Aristotle was giving out than any other author out there, and to get that you've got to go even deeper in Heidegger.
So, learn ancient greek, then read Heidegger, then go back to Aristotle, then go back to Heidegger, then go to Nietzsche and then back to Heidegger to then, at the end of your life, go into Aristotle once again.

>>24481768
aquinas didn't know greek and he was the authority on Aristotle

>>24482605
Heidegger is the authority, cuck boy

>>24481029
actual throw-up. actual vomit and a disgrace to the original text and philosophy in general. do not ever read this. if you want to read ancient philosophy, read ancient philosophy and stick with it. importantly, you'll notice that there is logic in those books, but there is much more to make it applicable to a healthy life. logic on its own is a void

>>24481768
great bait. while it's not necessary to understand aristotle, heidegger can be fun to read!