Aristotle

Aristotle (384-322 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose influence on Western thought is immeasurable. A student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great, he wrote on virtually every subject known in his time — from logic, metaphysics and ethics to biology, politics and literature. His works shaped the foundations of Western philosophy, science and political theory for over two thousand years. Economics is among the works attributed to Aristotle and his school, addressing questions of household management, commerce and the ethical dimensions of economic activity. While scholars debate the precise authorship of some texts in the Aristotelian corpus, the ideas they contain remain foundational to the study of economics and political philosophy. Available as both a book and an audiobook, Aristotle's works offer essential listening and reading for anyone interested in the origins of Western thought and the ideas that continue to shape how we think about ethics, politics, science and the good life.