Philosophy 161

Spring 2014

Number Title Instructor Days/time Room
161 Aristotle Clarke TuTh 11-12:30 241 Cory

This course is an intermediate-level introduction to Aristotle. Topics include: logic and knowledge; the philosophy of change; the soul; being and substance; the notions of actuality and potentiality; the argument for a ‘prime mover’; virtue, pleasure, and friendship; the ideal political system.

Required text: Irwin and Fine (trans.), Aristotle: Selections (Hackett, 1995).

Previously taught: SU13A, SP13, SU12A, SP10, SP08, FL05, SP04.