Dear all, I have founded a new forum, to which you are all invited, for the study and discussion of the works, life and influence of St. Augustine, Doctor of...
I am pleased to announce the formation of a new group for slow readings of Plato's Apology of Socrates. The discussion leader will be Angela Cembrola who has...
I will be away from internet access from August 10 until August 17 (I will be vacationing in a cottage on the shore of the Black Sea in Sarpi -- about 130 km....
This invitation pertains to two different groups. One is the plato-phaedo list, the other is a list called philosophy2. Both are groups that existed in the...
In his discussion of virtue in the Ethics, Aristotle must be able to define Virtue. In doing so, he distinguishes between "passions," "faculties," and "states...
I am finding it difficult to locate quotes regarding Aristotle's positioning on "Though and Action" within his book "Politics" anyone have any suggestion?...
... anyone ... Yes. Try book 3 of Aristotle's Politics. There is something very interesting here on the relationship between philosophy and politics in...
I'm not sure what "self-busing" is for anybody. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. ...
If truth is eternal, this reply is not tardy :) I've struggled with this question since you first brought it up. Aristotle speaks of chance and luck, as you...
I shall barge in on this, if I may.... :-) Aristotle does indeed define chance as an "accidental cause". However, there are various other important caveats...
Daniel Johnson
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Mar 9, 2004 5:31 am
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Any ideas that anyone would wanna share? Right now the thing is just a bunch notes. Bacon's Attack on Aristotle Francis Bacon was among philosophers who felt...
Eric, Just a couple of random points. I must confess that I've never read the Novum Organon, but I've studied a reasonable chunk of the Vetus, so I hope it's...
Daniel Johnson
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Apr 13, 2004 11:27 pm
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Thanks for the reply. My thinking isn't anywhere near as deep as yours. ... Ah, but everything we have of Aristotle... well almost everything is from the notes...
(apologies for cross-posting) I've been hard-pressed to locate a translation, either in English or in French, of the article Gadamer wrote on the Protrepticus...
... Aristotle describes the process of habituation by which people who commit bad acts become bad people. For example, if a person lies all the time, lying...
This summer I started walking a couple of miles before breakfast every day. It was hard. It was against every habit and inclination for what to do at that hour...
Lloyd Mitchell
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Oct 10, 2004 11:42 pm
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Secondary substance: tree, cow. Primary substance: that actual being actually growing in the yard; that actual beast munching in the field. Primary substances...
Lloyd Mitchell
RMITCHELL@...
Oct 10, 2004 11:52 pm
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Examples would be 'man' and 'horse'. Not a particular man or horse but (for lack of a better term) the concept man and horse. _______________________________ ...
I'm trying to find a certain text where I remember Aristotle saying that a view is strong if the cause that it posits predicts many phenomena successfully - in...
My plato-timaeus list has been quiet for some time, but a few subscribers have recently indicated a desire to launch a slow reading of this dialogue. If you...
I would to know if everyone is studying in present the occurrence of PNC in Aristotle' Met. ... Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the...
In Metaphysics IV, Aristotle begins his dicussion of substance with an examination of the principle of non-contradiction. The general thrust and import of this...
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Feb 3, 2007 6:37 pm
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Following a notice provided by C. Kirwan in his commentary to Aristotle's Met. IV, Aristotel never names the PNC as PNC. In the same time, as you remarked,...
This is the Midrash of the Song of Solomon, II: 10-14, or better named "The Quintessence of Quintessences" per Carlos Suares II 1 Breath I am in your body,...
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