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Aristotle reading group trivia
All,My dad noticed my Aristotle book the other day, and pointed out a bit of trivia that I was not aware of. Richard McKeon, editor of the volume, is apparently the U of Chicago professor who was the inspiration for the ‘Chairman’ character in Rob… Continue reading
Clip: the first “computer” reassembled?
Folks,Pat Wictor, the cofounder of the reading groups, sent me a link to an article about the successful reassembly of the world’s first “computer.”A British museum curator has built a working replica of a 2,000-year-old Greek machine that has bee… Continue reading
Aristotle assignments for Jan and Feb; Happy Holidays!
Folks,Happy holidays to you. I look forward to reading Aristotle with you in 2009.Keep in mind that many of my professor friends were reluctant to help me develop this curriculum because they believed we should be reading secondary sources for an … Continue reading
Aristotle reading group dates, assignments, and book
Aristotle 2009 book groupBook: Basic Works of Aristotle, Modern Libraryhttp://tinyurl.com/63caa2All Tuesdays at 8pm NY time/5pm California time1-888-350-0075code: 9281912#Tues, Jan 13 – Aristotle was at heart a biologist so based on Paul Cartledge… Continue reading
Schedule for Aristotle
All calls are Tuesdays at 8pm NYC time at this call-in number 1-888-350-0075code: 9281912# Tues, Jan 13Tues, Feb 10Tues, Mar 24Tues, Apr 7Tues, May 12Tues, Jun 9Tues, Jul 7Tues, Sep 8Tues, Oct 6Tues, Nov 10Tues, Dec 8 – reading group dinner Continue reading
How is the reading going for Aristotle? Quick reply?
Hey folks,How’s Aristotle going?I must say I love the discussion at the beginning of “On the parts of Animals” (pages 643 – 645) about what is education, the scientific method and so on.His answers are not always welcome (for example, the stuff th… Continue reading →
07. January 2009 by Arrian
Categories: Aristotle, Commentary | Tags: Aristotle | 1 comment