Aristotle’s four causes

Posted by profpam - 10/01/10 at 11:01:58 am

I got a tweet this morning that warmed my Aristotelian soul. Many of my students in the Fall 2009 Ancient Philosophy course did their creative projects on Aristotle’s Four Causes. (See Physics II.3 and Metaphysics A.3.) I did have some houses, hair cuts, music recordings,and martinis. But coffee won out. I wonder why? Well, next to IN-N-OUT burgers it’s the “food group” I talk about most often.

But this illustration takes the prize.

How to Brew a Good Cup of Coffee from Ben Helfen on Vimeo.

Dogs are Aristotelians

Posted by profpam - 21/09/09 at 11:09:03 am

From the NY Times:

Dogs, it seems, are Aristotelians, but with their own doggy teleology. Their goals are not only radically different from ours; they are often invisible to us. To get a better view, Horowitz proposes that we humans get down intellectually on all fours and start sniffing.

NOCRAP Metaphysics M.8 and M.9

Posted by profpam - 12/09/09 at 08:09:53 pm

Today was NOCRAP day. (Northern California Readers of Ancient Philosophy) That’s the “unofficial” name. It’s really the West Coast Aristotelian Society. It was founded about 30 years ago.

We used to meet every other month at UC Berkeley and Stanford, but now we just meet at Stanford. So there! Continue reading NOCRAP Metaphysics M.8 and M.9…

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