BARBAY, Petrus (Kraków, 1706). An Introduction to the Entire Philosophy of Aristotle.

An Introduction to the Entire Philosophy of Aristotle.

By Master Peter Barbay, once a celebrated professor of philosophy at the Paris Academy. Kraków, 1706. Printed by Christ. Domański, S . R. M. (16.5 x 10 cm), fol. [1], p. 142, in a contemporary leather binding.
(Vol. 12). A Kraków reprint of the classic introduction to Aristotle’s philosophy by Pierre Barbay, a professor at the University of Paris. A textbook intended for students of philosophy and seminaries, providing a concise exposition of the fundamentals of logic, natural philosophy, metaphysics, and ethics, as well as preparation for studying the complete corpus of Aristotle’s works. It is part of a series of Kraków editions of Barbay’s writings, printed at Krzysztof Domański’s press for the purposes of church education, and constitutes a valuable artifact of Polish philosophical printing from the early 18th century. Traces of moisture and browning; binding with tears; repaired spine. Good condition.