Category Archives for Aristotle
Aristotle Poetics and Rhetoric podcast
Here’s the podcast from our final Aristotle reading group for the 2009 session. We discussed Rhetoric, Poetics and the year of reading Aristotle. Here’s the podcat in mp3 format to download: It was a wonderful year – joyous and difficult. Phil Continue reading
The Virtue of Wild Things
There was an op-ed in the New York Times yesterday from David Brooks that re-examines the classical notions of character against a modern notion. The philosopher’s notion of character according to Brooks is one that’s ingrained (see myth and Homer… Continue reading
Aristotle’s Politics Reading Odyssey call
We had a great conversation tonight discussing Aristotle’s Politics. You can listen to the conversation either now on this webpage or later as a podcast. To listen live simply click on the link below and it should start playing. To listen later as… Continue reading
Aristotle Politics – Questions?
I hope your Politics reading is going well. Book 1 is a bit rough with the awful commentary on slaves and women – at least I found it one of the more difficult to tolerate passages.Barring that, how is your reading going?Can you send one or more q… Continue reading
Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics – Books IV – VI: recording
We had a good call tonight discussing Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics Books IV – VI. Download Aristotle-7-7-09NichEthicsIV-VI.mp3 We discussed a wide range of issues: liberality, generosity, moral virtue, justice, practical wisdom.And we prepared f… Continue reading
Wisdom is a habit?
There’s been a lot of discussion in the Reading Odysseycommunity lately about wisdom, community and habits.When we read the Bible, we saw that King Solomon got hiswisdom as a gift from God. Wisdom was a divine attribute ofthe individual, who was e… Continue reading
Nicomachean Ethics – Books I – III
We had a great phone conversation – and before that e-mail dialogue about Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics Books I – III.To download the mp3 audio click here: Download Aristotle-6-9-09NichEthicsI-IIIWe had a great dialogue about whether:- virtue and… Continue reading
Aristotle Homework
Bill, Thanks for sending in your homework. Reminder to everyone else – work on your homework for Tuesday. It’s not due in written form. Bill sent it because he’ll miss the call. Back to your points below, Bill: – I think it’s an older translation … Continue reading
Video: Aristotle’s Poetics Explained
Really looking forward to the final Aristotle call tomorrow night, especially the discussion around Poetics. If any of you are still fuzzy on the concepts Aristotle lays down in the Poetics, here is an illuminating video clip. Continue reading →
01. December 2009 by Arrian
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