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Rhetoric to Alexander (Latin: Rhetorica ad Alexandrum; Ancient Greek: Τέχνη ῥητορική) is attributed to Aristotle but may have been written by Anaximenes of Lampsacus. Translated by Edward Seymour Forster. On Virtues and Vices (Latin: De Virtutibus et Vitiis Libellus; Ancient Greek: Περὶ Ἀρετῶν καὶ Κακιῶν) is the shortest of the four ethical treatises attributed to Aristotle. Translated by J. Solomon.

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Rhetoric to Alexander (Latin: Rhetorica ad Alexandrum; Ancient Greek: Τέχνη ῥητορική) is attributed to Aristotle but may have been written by Anaximenes of Lampsacus. Translated by Edward Seymour Forster. On Virtues and Vices (Latin: De Virtutibus et Vitiis Libellus; Ancient Greek: Περὶ Ἀρετῶν καὶ Κακιῶν) is the shortest of the four ethical treatises attributed to Aristotle. Translated by J. Solomon.

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