Aristotle (384-322BC) is the philosopher who has most influence on the development of western culture writing on a wide variety of subjects including the natural sciences as well as the more strictly philosophical topics of logic metaphysics & ethics To the poet Dante he was simply 'the master of those who know' The Ethics contains his views on what makes a good human life While the work continues to stimulate & challenge modern philosophers the general course of the argument is easily accessible to the non-specialist Both as a key influence in the history of ideas & as a work containing unique insights into the human condition this is a book that simply demands to be read