This book includes four important treatises of Aristotle - the great ancient Greek thinker who had a huge impact on the development of European and world culture, the encyclopedic scientist who stood at the origins of modern science. "Metaphysics" - a set of 14 books, united in the 1st century BC. e. Andronicus of Rhodes (in whose edition he has survived to the present day) is a fundamental work of the philosopher, outlining his doctrine of the four root causes, or principles, of all things. In "Politics" Aristotle considers the main forms of government and the goals of the state. defining the latter as "communication, organized for the common good" , Criticism of various political regimes, analyzes the institution of the family and the problem of educating young people , Reflects on the role of religion and paints an image of an ideal society "to give people the full opportunity to live according to their aspirations" . The treatises “Poetics” and “Rhetoric” outlined the vector of development, problem outlines and categorical apparatus of the European theory of literature for many centuries to come. In a4. format pdf saved publishing layout.