He is an expert on ancient Greek philosophy, and has edited the two-volume collection of Aristotle's works as well as a number of commentaries on Aristotle, the pre-Socratics and other areas of Greek thought.
He is the brother of the novelist Julian Barnes, and he and his family feature in the latter's memoir Nothing to be Frightened Of (2008).
Philosophical viewsedit
Barnes holds that our modern notion of the scientific method is "thoroughly Aristotelian." He emphasizes the point in order to refute empiricists Francis Bacon and John Locke, who thought they were breaking with the Aristotelian tradition. He claims that the "outrageous" charges against Aristotle were brought by men who did not read Aristotle's own works with sufficient attention and who criticized him for the faults of his successors.[4]
Writingsedit
The Complete Works of Aristotle, 2 vols, 1984; reprinted with corrections, 1995 (General Editor)
Posterior Analytics (translation and commentary on Aristotle), (1975) (revised edition, 1994)
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^. Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
Merritt Moseley, Understanding Julian Barnes, University of South Carolina Press (1997) [This book provides family info on the Barnes family.]
External linksedit
Bibliography
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jonathan, barnes, other, uses, disambiguation, born, december, 1942, wenlock, shropshire, english, scholar, aristotelian, ancient, philosophy, contents, education, career, family, philosophical, views, writings, also, references, sources, external, linkseducat. For other uses see Jonathan Barnes disambiguation Jonathan Barnes FBA born 26 December 1942 in Wenlock Shropshire is an English scholar of Aristotelian and ancient philosophy Contents 1 Education and career 2 Family 3 Philosophical views 4 Writings 5 See also 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksEducation and career editHe was educated at the City of London School 1 and Balliol College Oxford University 1 He taught for 25 years at Oxford University before moving to the University of Geneva He was a Fellow of Oriel College Oxford 1968 78 1 a Fellow of Balliol College Oxford 1978 94 and has been Emeritus Fellow of Balliol College since 1994 1 He was Professor of Ancient Philosophy Oxford University 1989 94 1 He was Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Geneva 1994 2002 1 He taught at the University of Paris Sorbonne in France and took his emeritat in 2006 He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1987 1 He is an expert on ancient Greek philosophy and has edited the two volume collection of Aristotle s works as well as a number of commentaries on Aristotle the pre Socratics and other areas of Greek thought He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1999 2 He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2012 3 Family editHe married in 1965 and has two daughters 2 He is the brother of the novelist Julian Barnes and he and his family feature in the latter s memoir Nothing to be Frightened Of 2008 Philosophical views editBarnes holds that our modern notion of the scientific method is thoroughly Aristotelian He emphasizes the point in order to refute empiricists Francis Bacon and John Locke who thought they were breaking with the Aristotelian tradition He claims that the outrageous charges against Aristotle were brought by men who did not read Aristotle s own works with sufficient attention and who criticized him for the faults of his successors 4 Writings editThe Complete Works of Aristotle 2 vols 1984 reprinted with corrections 1995 General Editor Posterior Analytics translation and commentary on Aristotle 1975 revised edition 1994 The Ontological Argument 1972 Presocratic Philosophers 2 Vols 1979 1 vol revised edition 1982 Aristotle 1982 The Modes of Scepticism 1985 with Julia Annas Early Greek Philosophy 1987 The Toils of Scepticism 1990 The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle 1995 Logic and the Imperial Stoa 1997 Barnes Jonathan 2000 Aristotle A Very Short Introduction Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 285408 7 Barnes Jonathan 2003 Porphyry Introduction Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 924614 4 Truth etc 2007 Coffee with Aristotle 2008 Methods and Metaphysics Essays in Ancient Philosophy I 2011 Logical Matters Essays in Ancient Philosophy II 2012 Proof Knowledge and Scepticism Essays in Ancient Philosophy III 2014 Mantissa Essays in Ancient Philosophy IV 2015 See also edit nbsp Biography portalList of Old CitizensReferences edit a b c d e f g 2011 edition 2011 entry for Prof Jonathan Barnes FBA Who s Who A amp C Black a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link a b Book of Members 1780 2010 Chapter B PDF American Academy of Arts and Sciences Retrieved 17 May 2011 List of people holding a honorary degree awarded by the Humboldt University Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin Archived from the original on 18 December 2014 Retrieved 20 September 2012 Barnes 2000 p 137 Sources editMerritt Moseley Understanding Julian Barnes University of South Carolina Press 1997 This book provides family info on the Barnes family External links editBibliography Photo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan Barnes amp oldid 1191388001, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
