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This course deals with some of Aristotle鈥檚 most influential ideas. We will begin with one of his ethical works, the Nicomachean Ethics, and then move on to his metaphysics in the Categories. The rest of the term will be spent looking at Aristotle鈥檚 ideas about nature, causation, the infinite, place and self-motion in his Physics. Throughout the course, we will consider questions of interpretation, try to understand how Aristotle鈥檚 ideas fit together and engage with his views and arguments critically.
Schedule:
Week 1: Conceptions of happiness in the Nicomachean Ethics
Week 2: Friendship in the Nicomachean Ethics
Week 3: Relatives in the Categories
Week 4: The four causes in the Physics
Week 5: Teleology in the Physics
Week 6: Chance in the Physics
Week 7: The infinite in the Physics
Week 8: Time in the Physics
Week 9: Place in the Physics
Week 10: Self-motion in the Physics
Philosophy Area C
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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