Aristotle

From Socrates/Plato and Aristotle to Descartes, Hobbes and Locke: Western Philosophy and the search for grounding in knowledge-claims and language-use. Question: How do you know that you are reading this? Let me frame the question a little wider: How do you know that you are actually reading this... by othermalaysia.org | related posts

Although our perception of the world seems effortless and instantaneous, it actually involves considerable image processing, as we have noted in many of our previous columns. Curiously enough, much of the current scientific understanding of that process is based on the study of visual illusions. Analysis and... by scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science | related posts

Circulate this to your employees: Cultural Offering discovers a touch of Aristotle at the car wash . An excerpt: As I paid, an employee stopped by to ask him whether a potential employee had called. Our cashier recited the calls he had taken, clarified who would be calling and what should be said,... by execupundit.com | related posts

human good (moral and intellectual) rooted in human nature in a manner that would be consistent with Darwinian natural right. Some of those posts can be found here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here , and here . It is often assumed that modern natural science overturned... by darwinianconservatism.blogspot.com | related posts

Aristotle’s whole system of logic starts from two premises: Logic is the direction of the act of reason The direction of reason is from what is more universal in predication to what is less so. Aristotle says the major premise everywhere, and at the slightest provocation; the minor... by thomism.wordpress.com | related posts

the grand sweep of rationalist theories such as utilitarianism. Is there, then, a distinctively conservative ethical tradition? There is, and it starts with Aristotle's claim in the Politics that "man is a social animal". The word for "social" here is politikos, which also means "political". What... by brothersjuddblog.com | related posts

I've read that Aristotle taught his students while they walked around. It seemed to enhance learning and make the activity more enjoyable. The self-experimenter Seth Roberts has found that doing two boring things together -- walking on a treadmill and studying flash cards -- results in a pleasant... by boingboing.net | related posts

, thinking that he has even the gods as allies), though he should not display a foolish religiosity.” [Aristotle, Politics Book 5, chapter 11, 1314b - 1315a ] Filed under: History , Philosophy , Politics , Religion , Social dominance by evolvingthoughts.net | related posts