Intro. to Philosophy: Aristotle's Metaphysics, book 1

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In this lecture from my Fall 2011 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we discuss the first part of Aristotle's Metaphysics bk. 1, ranging from the human desire for knowledge, the development of the arts and sciences, the nature of metaphysics, and the four causes

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  • Superb! I start metaphysics in 2 weeks, so it's a great introduction/preparation (along with the rest of your videos).

    Thanks again for sharing your knowledge to a wider community.

  • @sjmcculloch You're very welcome. Good luck with the metaphysics study -- one of the most difficult, but rewarding, areas of philosophy

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  • @TinsmanTV You're welcome.  BTW, I asked my students, and they agreed with the Penn comparison

  • @gbisadler Well I quite enjoyed the lesson, thanks for sharing!

  • @TinsmanTV When the magic gig just wasn't paying the bills! -- funny, used to be the comments were that The Dude is teaching. Now it's Penn. . .

  • When did Penn Jillette start teaching philosophy? ;)

  • @JESSExERA brilliant question

  • @lonematrix48 Thanks for the sub, bub! Nice channel of your own as well, so I repaid the favor by subscribing

  • I subbed thanks alot for this.

  • @JESSExERA Students get sick, and come to class

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