I found another book on Aristotle; it has this to say about W.D. Ross’s book, the one that presumed I knew a lot more than I do:

Described by a reviewer as “a masterpiece of condensed exposition,” the book is just that, except that the condensation is such as to make the philosophical import of Aristotle almost completely indiscernible in its pages.”

Ouch! But so far as I can tell, he’s right.

The new book is Aristotle: A Contemporary Appreciation, by Henry B. Veatch. I’ve not yet read much of it, so it will be quite a while before I write anything serious about it.