On Sophistical Refutations

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence” – attributed to Aristotle

Along with Plato and Socrates, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) is one of the triumvirate of philosophers responsible for the establishment of Western philosophy as it exists today. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were among the first to refine philosophical thought, and Socrates is credited with devising the Socratic Method as a way to argue and debate points rationally. Plato is the most famous of the three today, but Aristotle was the most revered of the three for nearly 2,000 years. 


Aristotle's most famous work was on the persuasive use of words, and his most famous work is Rhetoric, his preeminent treatise on the art of persuasion. Aristotle is widely credited with being the forbearer of the study of the art of rhetoric. 


This edition of Aristotle’s On Sophistical Refutations is specially formatted with a Table of Contents and is illustrated with pictures of famous Greek philosophers.