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Tag: ancient philosophy

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Ancient Philosophy

Plato on how to describe the changing world

posted by Kevin Worrall April 18, 20224 min read8 Views

by Takeshi Nakamura From time to time throughout his dialogues, Plato complains how difficult it is to capture the transient…

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Philosophy

Moving forward with Aristotle

posted by Kevin Worrall April 15, 20224 min read21 Views

by John M. Pemberton Is the world changing? When you cycle along on your bicycle, are you moving? If you…

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Philosophy

Understanding Stoicism with Deleuze: Laughter and Perversion

posted by Kevin Worrall March 25, 202210 min read231 Views

by Ryan J. Johnson Stoicism seems to be everywhere these days – bestseller lists, email blasts, social media posts, corporate…

Ancient Philosophy

A Sociologist and a Philosopher Attempt to Learn from COVID

posted by Teri Williams June 2, 202113 min read250 Views

Edward Avery-Natale, interviewed by Colin C. Smith My childhood friend Dr. Edward Avery-Natale is a professor of contemporary sociology, while…

Philosophy

Aristotle and the Open Future

posted by Teri Williams November 18, 20207 min read230 Views

By Jason W. Carter How much do we know about the future? Some people think that we can know a…

Philosophy

An Aristotelian Antidote? Scientific Explanation in Philosophy of Biology

posted by Teri Williams June 23, 20206 min read291 Views

By Anne Siebels Peterson Aristotle did not merely engage widely in natural science. He articulated the distinctive methods and principles…

Philosophy

Ancient reflections on tèchne: A lesson not learned?

posted by Teri Williams April 30, 20207 min read477 Views

By Stefano Maso The way we think and approach life nowadays is rooted in Greek and Latin antiquity. There is…

Philosophy

The wisdom of greed?

posted by Teri Williams April 8, 20206 min read624 Views

By Nicholas Baima Greed is clearly unjust, but is it foolish? In Book 1 of Plato’s Republic, Thrasymachus defends the…

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Ancient History

Aristotle and gender: form vs matter?

posted by Naomi Farmer January 23, 202011 min read1254 Views

Even as strides toward gender equality have been made in the last century, the notion that gender is a binary…

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God in Aristotle’s Ethics

posted by Teri Williams January 13, 20202 min read786 Views

By Tom Angier Does ethics need religion? Do we need to believe in God to be good? These are standard…

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