The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Ideal Christmas gift for the man who has got everything

excellent

Just one word: very good!!!

Excellent

Bought it for a friend and they were very pleased with the book and loved it.

Limited to the tradition of analytical philosophy. Would have been better if had addressed Aristotle's impact on German classical philosophy too.

I really appreciate Robin Smith's summary. I find that Barnes, who wrote several sections, comments negatively (pointing out what he thinks are flaws) in the midst of what I think should be summary. I really think he should share commentary after he shares a summary. Also, I don't find Barnes to offer a balanced view, but an overly-negative one. His work on Aristotle's Rhetoric, for example, finds all kinds of things he doesn't like, but does not acknowledge the fantastically useful stuff. Again, I find Robin Smith's work useful and dispassionate, and I thank the cambridge companion for making me aware of him; I have since picked up his translation of Topics (Books 1 & 8) and his translation of Prior Analytics.