This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, the Categories, focusing on his distinction in chapter 5 between two sorts of secondary substances - species (eidos) and genus (genos). Species are types of things, i.e. of primary substances or individually existing things. Genuses have a similar relation to species, as species do to in ... Show More
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Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - Wit, Judgement, And Fancy - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan It focuses specifically on first part of chapter 8 where he discusses what he calls "intellectual virtues", meaning the abilities of the mind that people praise, which he frames in terms of ... Show More
15m 32s
Oct 9
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - The Ends Of Discourse - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan It focuses specifically on chapter 7, where he identifies and discusses what he calls the ends of mental and verbal discourse, and clarifies when the discourse people engage in results in m ... Show More
14m 10s
Oct 2021
ARISTOTE - L'homme est un animal politique
Disciple de Platon, Aristote est connu pour s'être intéressé à tous les domaines de la philosophie : la métaphysique, la physique, la morale, mais aussi la politique... À ce sujet, il est l'auteur de la célèbre phrase : "L'homme est un animal politique". Mais au-delà de la formul ... Show More
29m 44s
Oct 2021
Ep. 279: Aristotle's "Categories" of Being (Part One)
On the Categories (ca. 350 BCE), which purports to describe all the types of entities that exist. We mostly talk about substances, as A's presentation raises interesting questions about, e.g. the status of the species of substance, and the rest of the categories (e.g. quality, qu ... Show More
54m 28s
Sep 2020
135. Maps of Meaning 07: Images of Story & Metastory
In this lecture, Dr. Peterson discusses how the basic or archetypal categories we use to frame the world are represented in image, where they existed long before their nature could be articulated. These categories include the individual (hero/adversary), culture (wise king/tyrant ... Show More
2h 50m
Mar 2023
Angela Davis’ ”Women, Race, & Class” (Part 1/3)
In this episode, I cover chapters 1,2, and 3 of Angela Davis' "Women, Race, & Class."
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39m 48s