Aristotle Author:John Herman Randall, Jr. This fascinating book is an excellent introduction to the philosophical achievement of Aristotle. Professor Randall...sets forth the significance for the present day of the thought of Aristotle. He discusses Aristotle's philosophy--the careful analysis of language and communication set against the broader context of an examination of the natura... more »l processes--as a stimulus for modern philosophical concerns. Professor Randall draws the distinction between the modern "Baconians" who believe that the aim of knowledge is to build sputniks, to cure disease and reconstruct society, and Aristotle whose primary objective was to understand the world around him. The existence of human knowledge was for Aristotle not a problem to be argued over, but a fact to be construed.« less