16) Aristotle - On the Soul

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After recapping the main aspects of our discussion of the early books of Aristotle's Physics and Metaphysics, we build upon these ideas to understand what Aristotle is talking about when he talks about the "soul," and end with the question of what makes a human soul conducive to a flourishing, happy life.

[@warlord8954]

Being at rest, or sleep, is an activity. While it is perceived as being in a state of inactivity, the mind, body, and soul are active in regeneration. There are physical and mental actions taking place that aren't readily observable.

[@justmarcus3991]

A french third year of philosophy student here, this helped ! Thanks

[@jacobslouka2322]

Matter is to form as potentiality is to actuality

[@hiruyteka4094]

Lol loved the discussion about zombies at around 40.00. Wish this guy was my philosophy prof. :D

[@waihonlee2065]

Thank you for posting the video. I find the lecture very gripping and fun. It helps me a lot!

[@lawofoneacim9467]

"Very gripping". Good phrase. Will use.

[@IlluminatusPythagoras]

Your lectures are great.

[@Orville9999]

I'm not going to school but god damn does watching these lectures make me want to.

[@unclebaobabmusic]

Great lecture. Appreciate the quality upload.

[@ncarmstron]

How in the world can some students get up and leave during this lecture?

[@yanjun4848]

Insightful instruction， many good examples about concepts, thanks

[@augustosarmentodeoliveira3023]

38:07 this is a lag with incredibly good timing

[@Jaworzynka86]

I appreciate the tree acting a lot!

[@dubbelkastrull]

4:31 bookmark

[@mustafakhwad7629]

What is oucia

[@ukidding]

is the earth natural or artifactual?

[@mczenon]

I need understand what is the imagination for Aristotle :(

[@BlySS93]

12:05 though crowd

[@malamati007]

Prof. Rosenfeld, can you recommend a translation of De anima?

[@adamrosenfeld9384]

Joe Sachs!

[@jadwiga0700]

subed

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

As words (verbal) are only, what, 7 % of communcation, your non-verbal languages is highly appropriate and point to the things in themselves. In fact, your movements are uncovering the That which is Causing the arm to move -- at all! I can see! More philosophy teachers, especially Platonists, would be wise to speak on two level simultaneously. That great weakness of Western Philosophy, after the early Greeks, is that there is nothing immediately mystical. One must be at once poetic and exact in order to get anyway.
Glory to you.

[@reveranttangent1771]

You are misrepresenting the non verbal study that you're referencing. The study focused on single words, not phrases or sentences. That being said, it is sad that philosophy has been used to distance people from magic.

[@karelvorster7414]

Matter in Aristotle is not stuff at all. It's the opposite of stuff. What is potential is not stuff. What a gross misrepresentation. Matter is the activity of receptivity that makes form appear and also change.

[@tapele5987]

The correct greek word for "form" is "eidos" not "morphe"