The Ancients: Aristotle

A lecture on the life, work and influence of Aristotle. The penultimate lecture in the Ancients lecture series by Wesley Cecil PhD. presented at Peninsula College.

Note: Actually that is a picture of Plato - Ha, Aristotle would hate that!

[seanburke]

Always the best way to start a friday. Thank You!

[bijarnia_vikash]

Hey, I listened to Plato yesterday. But I thought, there is no lecture on Aristotle. But I guess, The Universe is with me. Thanks, Wes. You are awesome.

[prashantchaudhary]

Thanks sir.. for giving us a glimpse of philosophy in this nihilistic material world.

[mecapoonslayer]

YES THANK YOU!!!! MY favorite philosopher!

[zoop]

Strange, I never heard about Aristotle going in a somewhat hedonistic morality. All one hears about him is his epistemology. Great lecture, thanks for the great introduction.

[JustinMBailey]

thank gawd a new lecture, I was begging to fear that our boy Wes had OD on coffee and ice cream or something. Check the statistics nothing kills intellectual professors in this nation quite like coffee and ice cream, they really should require a prescription for the then again I suppose the MS13s would then just simply illegally smuggle the stuff in oh what a world. Either way I’m always happy to get a new lecture.

[alicekliewer]

How coincidental, I was just listening to the Plato lecture when this popped up

[gracefitzgerald]

How come some people same Mon-tain and others say Mon-taynya? Which is it? I usually go for the latter, but Alain De botton also, says it the latter. Can it be both?

[thisarawt]

Hi Cicil. Very much enjoy your lectures and new to this whole area. Can you let me know the name of the philosopher you mention in the lecture which further explains "that there is an end to everything" other than Aristotle. Thanks..!

[a.randomjack]

When in doubt, like is it a table or a box, _question the vocabulary_ and "tablox" perhaps comes to mind.
Vocabulary is often a limiting factor as it forces us to categorize which may result in endless and perhaps useless arguments ;^)

[nbultman_art]

Mr. Cecil, could you please share your opinions on Jordan Peterson?

[johnpoulsen]

We would never have heard of Aristotle if it weren't for Plato ?

[johnelvin]

Mr. Wes “that’s radical thinking” Cecil

[ishmaelforester]

Saying Athens did not love him that much is like saying dogs are offended by cats. Ancient people generally were not concerned with or care for scholars or philosophers, just like today they don't. The legacy of greats like Aristotle have earned a residue of respect, but generally no, and certainly in our period horrible intellectuals who couldn't hold a candle to the likes of Aristotle have made the situation worse.

[realnikolatesla]

Incredible affectation, mince. I can't listen to that! Something like that is unthinkable in Germany! The US is a sick country!

[kabbalisticteddy]

But I am happy the opposite team knows exactly how much of a fortnight budget I personally have, so they do realize they are in fact... poorly prepared for the game. To express myself lightly, that is :))

[duckyoutube]

I guess the age of 34 is a good time to self study philosophy.... i am just so bored with nothing else to do.

[patriciocontreras]

Aristotle: “History’s first Shai Labouf

[actualideas]

What a University professor says about Greek philosophy: don’t read Aristotle and don’t read the Republic... what kind of advice is that?

[ΚατεριναΚαρα-ζξ]

Lets note that when there is a reference to macedonia it is the ancient GREEK kingdom..not the country of 2018..thank you