Post your link and description of some podcast/video on Aristotle. In a follow-up post, give your 5 sentence review of the podcast/video. Don't duplicate videos. If you can't find a video that doesn't duplicate your classmate, write two reviews.
The video that I found was Three Minute Philosophy: Aristotle. The video talked about Aristotle and how he is presumed to being the greatest philosopher who ever lived. It went on to explaining that Aristotle was a philosopher who didn't just focus on narrow studies but broader range of studies. Some of his theories that were discussed can still be seen today. The video does a great job at explains Aristotle's theories and logic in a humorous way.
I have never heard someone speak so fast before, but once I finally began to understand what the narrator was saying, I liked how the video explained aspects of Aristotle's theories, plus it had funny parts to it. Aristotle's theory of incidental features vs. essential features can be applied to define objects. The example was used revolving a fish. The incidental features in this scenario are that fish can be blue, red, pink, or yellow, but nonetheless, the fish is still a fish. The essential features in this scenario are that in order for an object to be a fish, it needs identifying features such as gills and a fin. Without these, it is not a fish. The video gave a good example to further explain Aristotle's theory about substance (form vs. matter).
I agree with Kate. I have never heard anyone speak to fast. It was hard to take everything in because it was so fast. However, it did explain everything very well and I actually did learn some things. Aristotle's theory of incidental features vs. essential features can be applied to define objects, like Kate said. The video used a fish for this example. The incidental features state that the fish can be any color such as red, green, blue, or yellow, still making it a fish. However, if the object does not have things such as fins or a tail, it does not make it a fish. This would be the essential features needed to define it as a fish. Aristotle also believed that things were either true or false, not in between. I disagree with that simply because many things are not strait forward answers.
I was also caught off guard when the narrator began to speak, he is so fast. I do like how this video lays out Aristotle's like and teachings so simply. The illustrations and on screen notes made the video easier to follow. This video helped outline Aristotle's teachings and displayed his interesting teaching of future statements quite simply. Simply put a future statement is neither right nor wrong (true or false) because it has not happened yet.
I was also caught off guard when the narrator began to speak, he is so fast. I do like how this video lays out Aristotle's like and teachings so simply. The illustrations and on screen notes made the video easier to follow. This video helped outline Aristotle's teachings and displayed his interesting teaching of future statements quite simply. Simply put a future statement is neither right nor wrong (true or false) because it has not happened yet.
I agree with everyone about the narrator. He spoke WAY too fast, but after a few lines you are able to pick up on what he is saying. I liked how this video wasn't as serious as the others and had humor involved. I also agree with Lauren on the fact that the video showed the good and bad of Aristotle. I thought it was an interesting explanation on the disagreement between Aristotle and Plato on the idea of forms. I like how they laid out Aristotle's idea of having four causes: matter, form, source, and final cause.
I agree about the narrator, he spoke super fast but it got easier to understand after a while. I liked the layout of the video and the vibe that the author gave off using humor. I agree with Kelly and Lauren about the layout of the four causes.
The narrator definitely spoke very fast, but once you could understand him I really liked this video, it gave me a lot of laughs. I thought the example he gave about all philosophers being sexy was very funny. I also liked the example given about future events not being true or false since they haven't happened yet. I never knew that that was such a big issue in philosophy. I found this video very helpful and interesting.
i was surprised about the narrator. He spoke really fast made it hard to understand, but this was a great video because the purpose of understanding what Aristotle did and had accomplished in his life was told. i like the part when he talked about future statements. Its hard to believe that Aristotle didn't think of future statements in his time.
So I read all of these comments before I watched the video, then I quickly understood. Haha. There was a lot of information given in a short amount of time. This was kind of a love/hate relationship because I got so much information out of it but it was hard for me to digest it all so fast. My favorite part about Aristotle, that he mentioned, was the Syllogism. I like that Aristotle found out new information from the previous verified facts and the example that he gave was just a funny bonus.
After scrolling past all of these comments I had to watch this video! It provided a lot of good insight into Aristotle's life. As others have mentioned, I too like how this video talked about the negative and the positive of Aristotle. I enjoyed hearing about his opinion on future events and his fish example, I thought that was an interesting way to share that idea/thought process. Overall I really enjoyed his video and the information it provided!
Aristotle is trying to define the highest good for human beings. Most people think that this highest good is wealth, honor, or satisfying bodily pleasures (such as eating). But Aristotle disagrees, because material wealth is achieved in order to be materialistic, honor is what others perceive a person as, and the satisfaction of bodily functions can be done by animals, not just humans. Since humans have the ability to reason, Aristotle believes that people should be reasoning and contemplating and learning their whole lives. But this is not enough live a “good live”. One must act rightly and have experiences, in order to achieve moral virtues or virtues of character. In order to be happy, one must be intellectually virtuous (by learning and reasoning) and morally virtuous (by acting and building character). One should know what is right, and actually do what is right.
I thought that the video that you found was really great. It really pinpointed Aristotle's views about living a good life. Aristotle believes that a person who lives a good life also acts rightly and develops the appropriate state of character from which to perform those right actions. Another point made in this video is that Aristotle also talks about Eudaimonia, which means happiness. He believes that Eudaimonia is obtained when all virtues are met and they are intellectual virtues and virtues of character.
Kate, I thought the video that you found was great. It went into great detail about Aristotle's theories and explained them. I liked how the video drew things out and explained their relationships. I did focus on Aristotle's views about living a good life. The video states that Aristotle believes that people should reason, contemplate, and learn throughout their entire life. Reasoning and contemplate is what distinguishes us from animals. One must act rightly and have experiences in order to achieve moral virtues of character. I agree on Aristotle's view that one should know what is right, and actually do what is right.
I thought this video was very good and informative. I was a very detailed video that did a great job talking about Aristotle’s views on how to live a good life. Aristotle said that what makes us different from animals is our ability to reason. Aristotle said that living a good life required contemplation and learning or intellectual virtues. He said that there were two kinds of knowledge (1. knowledge of fundamental truths and nature and 2. knowledge that comes from demonstration). The person who lives a good life has to have character virtues which come from life experience. I really liked how the author talked and had stuff drawn on the screen because it made it easier to pay attention and understand.
I thought this video was informative but the illustrations helped you think in a more abstract way rather than just memorizing facts. On top of being full of good information I think it gave a lot of great examples of what Aristotle thought of virtues and how they were applicable in someone's life. I think the best part about this video was that it didn't focus on one singular aspect of Aristotle's beliefs or teachings it focused equally on all of the aspects. The video touched on a variety of subjects, such as: how we should live to have live well and what the virtues are for us to reach the ultimate good. I found it so informative that the video touched on everything on the spectrum, even how the government is supposed to be a functioning organization which guides people toward living the best life they can live. The most relatable part of this video was when the speaker touched on how the growth toward being the best version of ourselves wasn’t a simple task and it was actually a long progression and had many steps. It made me wonder how we view this today, how Aristotle is relevant to our everyday lives. Everyday our goal should be to be a little better than we were the day before, we have hopes of one day being something greater but just like Aristotle we know that greatness cannot be accomplished overnight.
The video I found is called PHILOSOPHY-Aristotle. This video gives a brief history of Aristotle and then goes on to discuss some of the big questions he answered. This video focuses on that he wanted to find what makes a human life and a whole society go well? The video then focuses on the four big philosophical questions Aristotle answered. Number 1 being; what makes people happy? Aristotle observed that happy people have what he called virtues, he identified 11 virtues, for example of a virtue one is truthfulness. He also thought that people who lacked virtues were unfortunate and needed to be retaught so they could be happy. The second question was what is art for? he came to a conclusion that art is to make profound truths about art to stick in our mind. The third question is What are friends for? Aristotle identifies three types of friends; strategic, one who gives you fun, and a true friend. Aristotle came to a conclusion that friendship teaches what we ought to be and is the best part of life. The fourth question is how can ideas cut through in a busy world? He noticed that the best argument doesn't always win, and he wanted to know why and to fix it. He came up with Rhetoric which was a way to get people to agree with you. At the end of the video the narrator says "philosophy doesn't sound like the most practical activity today maybe that is because we haven't payed enough attention recently to Aristotle"
Briana, Good choice in videos. I just analyzed the same one, fortunately you have already posted it. I guess I beat you in Plato's. I think Aristotle has really good ideas life. I like that he says " knowing how to have a good conversation is a key to a good life. that a virtuous person has a balance of wittiness, boorishness and buffoonery. I also like that he says what are friend for, and gives a description of his four types. I think you picked a great video.
I also watch this video. What I got out of it was that it is a great video describing the main points of Aristotle's life. He was nicknamed "The Master" and "THE Philosopher". His first job was tutoring Alexander the Great. He then traveled to Athens where he learned under Plato. He then went his own way and founded a school called The Lyceum. It was interesting because the video touched on how Aristotle liked to walk about as he taught so his students were often called Peripatetic, or wanderers. The video talks about how Aristotle answered four big philosophical questions which included 1.Why are people happy? 2.What is art for? 3.What are friends for? 4.How can ideas cut through in a busy world?. I found it interesting that in the question "why are people happy?" that Aristotle found eleven virtues that make people a better person and in turn make them happy. The eleven virtues are courage, temperance, liberality, magnificence, magnanimity, pride, patience, truthfulness, wittiness, friendliness, and modesty. He went through and found the extreme case for each of these terms and explained how the virtue he believes is right is the perfect balance between the two extremes.
I also watched this video. I thought it was interesting that Aristotle contributed what leads people to have a good life or not into a certain amount of factors. I don’t disagree with the fact that happy people in general have good virtues but I was engaged by the fact that he went so far as to define having “too little”, “too much”, or “just the right amount” of virtues. I hadn’t given it much the thought that someone could possess “too much” virtues. His point of giving those lacking virtues more guidance instead of scolding them stood out to me. It’s hard sometimes to see things that way when you interact with people who lack virtues but there would probably be better results if we approached situations in this way. Great video!
This is a short video about the history of Aristotle. The video gave some information that I did not know. It follows a time line through his life and explains different parts of his life. Also talked about some of the different things he did to find his discoveries. I liked this video because it tells about him in a more simple way, because when reading about him there is so much info its hard to understand, I feel the video helps understand somethings better and see his timeline of life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7K59sHKCTM
This video can really go under either post, but it is a video comparing Plato and Aristotle side by side. It is just a guy talking about them. He gets loud haha, but it is a good way to be able to look at both of their ideas side by side and really see the differences. Also helps to see where each philosopher is coming from and to further understand their ideas.
I thought this video was very informative. I agree that it really does simplify parts of his life and makes it easier to understand. I liked how it talks about him studying biology and how his observations were so accurate to this day. I thought it was interesting how he classified animals based on common characteristics. I also found it interesting how he wrote about rainbows, thunder, lightning, earthquakes. Overall, this video shed light on his discoveries and was very interesting.
I really liked how the video that compared Aristotle and Plato side by side. I think that it’s good to see how their views and beliefs are similar and how they are different. He said that Plato is the idealist and that goes into his philosophy and the only thing real to him was the idea and the world was just a reflection. He said that Aristotle was the realist and that everything is a real place. Aristotle’s realism was a rejection of Plato’s idealism. I just thought it was interesting how different some of their views are and how the core of what they believe is different because Plato was his teacher.
This video was a very good biography for the life of Aristotle and what his philosophy was all about but the video also captured what current events were happening when he was alive. It was a very informative and interesting video. I learned some things I didn't know. Aristotle questioned everything that was posed to him in order to get the minute details. Aristotle was chosen as a tutor for Alexander the Great. He returned to Athens and created a school for science and research somewhat like a liberal arts education. He left a legacy of organized thought and empiricism. He basically pioneered the scientific method.
This video is very interesting Jake! I also liked how the video focused on society at the time of Aristotle's life. This made it easier to understand his way of thinking, why he thought that way, and how to apply it to life then and now. I didn't even think about The Academy being considered the first liberal arts form of education, that is a great point.
I liked this video because you were able to understand and get a feel about how it was during his life. You were able to look at things through his eyes and understand his way of thinking.
I like how this video talks about the moral obligation and moral duty is a virtue of ethics. I think about the questions from chapter 4, if we don’t know can it hurt us? Yes because we have moral obligations to each other once we are married. In achieving happiness we have to follow moral obligations to each other. I also like how it talked about making rational decisions. We tend to forget when making decisions that we impact everyone. Example is drinking and driving. Once someone drinks and drives they are not the only ones affected. If something were to happen to them they would have affected their family and friends. I think having morals gives people a life goal of who they want to be and who they have become.
After watching this video, i understood who Aristotle really was and the person he became because of all the influential minds surrounded by him. Aristotle was a philosopher who exposed himself to Alexander the Great which allows him to get his name out there. He help students learn about art and politics, the same as Plato so that each student could have the same opportunity. The video and its teachings help you know what what Aristotle and his followers wanted to make known so that all could understand his beliefs.
Jake this was a great fine. I like how it gave you a brief background on Aristotle and told us how he contributed ideas and methods that we still use today. i did not know that he was the one that formed scientific method. He was a Great philosopher who made a huge impact in this world.
Was a pleasure watching this video. Great find! I think that it really did a great job of giving a background of aristotle's life. I feel that it helps us to understand why he believed the things he did and why he taught his ways of thinking.
The video I chose was a total philosophy on Aristotle’s virtue ethics. Moral obligation and moral duty is an aspect of virtue ethics. Virtue ethics is about what sort of life would develop a person’s character in such a way to bring them the greatest happiness. Aristotle said it was obvious that man desires to be happy. The wise person goes after it. The properties of greatest happiness include: it must be desirable for self, it must not be desirable on account of other goods and lastly, all goods are desirable for its sake. If we fulfill these requirements, Aristotle says we will achieve the ultimate happiness. Two groups of virtues: moral and intellectual. We need both in order to achieve happiness. This video also deals with human beings making rational decisions. It stresses justice, prudence and courage.
I would have to agree that this video was all philosophy on Aristotle's virtue ethics. I agree with your definition of Virtue ethics, but I would like to add one thing to it: it is an approach to ethics in a way towards oneself instead of rules about acts themselves or their consequences. The wise person knows he or she should be happy so they pursue it. To be happy one must be desirable for self, desirable for other goods, and all goods are desirable. The two groups of virtues are moral and intellectual, to be happy both must be met.
This video taught me a lot of things I didn't know before. For example I didn't know Aristotle was a tutor for Alexander the Great, which is very interesting. I also like how he created a school that resembles the liberal arts colleges of today. It was cool that he wrote about nature a lot and his observations in the field of biology are super close to today's. Overall this video taught me many things i did not know about him.
This video is was more involved in Aristotle's idea of the purpose of live. The understanding of plants, animals, and humans. It goes into great depth of each of these living things and the difference between them. He talks about Argon of a Human Being, and what the purpose of our life is compared to that of an animal and a plant. The art and descriptions they take on really help to help the person watching understand his philosophy on life better, that we are rational animals.
I found this video to be informative. However, there are several reasons I did not find it to be as effective as most of the other philosophy videos I watched today. I find the narrator's voice to be uninspiring. The movement of the hand that continues throughout the video is distracting and, as the focus of the video, is not entertaining. Lastly, it is just too long considering there are several shorter videos on Aristotle that are quite effective.
Aristotle on "Flourishing" This BBC video is refreshing. It is succinct and informative. The sketch method employed in the video held my attention without detracting from the message. It played like a brief, well-written essay. There was a clear beginning, middle and end. I would recommend it to any student who is new to the ideas of Aristotle.
I took the time to watch this video and I agree, it was very educational and student-friendly. Really hit the surface on main points of Aristotle's points of view on human nature without diving too deep below the surface which made it really easy to understand. I think this video helped greatly on my understanding of classroom content.
This video is called "PHILOSOPHY - The Good Life: Aristotle" it focuses on Nicomachean ethics. The narrator speaks of finding the greatest good and what that consists of as well as four types of man described by Aristotle. These four types are vicious, incontinent, continent, and virtuous. He explains each and how to become the "best one" being virtuous man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbgHbzrL3d0
ReplyDeleteThe video that I found was Three Minute Philosophy: Aristotle. The video talked about Aristotle and how he is presumed to being the greatest philosopher who ever lived. It went on to explaining that Aristotle was a philosopher who didn't just focus on narrow studies but broader range of studies. Some of his theories that were discussed can still be seen today. The video does a great job at explains Aristotle's theories and logic in a humorous way.
I have never heard someone speak so fast before, but once I finally began to understand what the narrator was saying, I liked how the video explained aspects of Aristotle's theories, plus it had funny parts to it. Aristotle's theory of incidental features vs. essential features can be applied to define objects. The example was used revolving a fish. The incidental features in this scenario are that fish can be blue, red, pink, or yellow, but nonetheless, the fish is still a fish. The essential features in this scenario are that in order for an object to be a fish, it needs identifying features such as gills and a fin. Without these, it is not a fish. The video gave a good example to further explain Aristotle's theory about substance (form vs. matter).
DeleteI agree with Kate. I have never heard anyone speak to fast. It was hard to take everything in because it was so fast. However, it did explain everything very well and I actually did learn some things. Aristotle's theory of incidental features vs. essential features can be applied to define objects, like Kate said. The video used a fish for this example. The incidental features state that the fish can be any color such as red, green, blue, or yellow, still making it a fish. However, if the object does not have things such as fins or a tail, it does not make it a fish. This would be the essential features needed to define it as a fish. Aristotle also believed that things were either true or false, not in between. I disagree with that simply because many things are not strait forward answers.
DeleteI was also caught off guard when the narrator began to speak, he is so fast. I do like how this video lays out Aristotle's like and teachings so simply. The illustrations and on screen notes made the video easier to follow. This video helped outline Aristotle's teachings and displayed his interesting teaching of future statements quite simply. Simply put a future statement is neither right nor wrong (true or false) because it has not happened yet.
DeleteI was also caught off guard when the narrator began to speak, he is so fast. I do like how this video lays out Aristotle's like and teachings so simply. The illustrations and on screen notes made the video easier to follow. This video helped outline Aristotle's teachings and displayed his interesting teaching of future statements quite simply. Simply put a future statement is neither right nor wrong (true or false) because it has not happened yet.
DeleteI agree with everyone about the narrator. He spoke WAY too fast, but after a few lines you are able to pick up on what he is saying. I liked how this video wasn't as serious as the others and had humor involved. I also agree with Lauren on the fact that the video showed the good and bad of Aristotle. I thought it was an interesting explanation on the disagreement between Aristotle and Plato on the idea of forms. I like how they laid out Aristotle's idea of having four causes: matter, form, source, and final cause.
DeleteI agree about the narrator, he spoke super fast but it got easier to understand after a while. I liked the layout of the video and the vibe that the author gave off using humor. I agree with Kelly and Lauren about the layout of the four causes.
DeleteThe narrator definitely spoke very fast, but once you could understand him I really liked this video, it gave me a lot of laughs. I thought the example he gave about all philosophers being sexy was very funny. I also liked the example given about future events not being true or false since they haven't happened yet. I never knew that that was such a big issue in philosophy. I found this video very helpful and interesting.
Deletei was surprised about the narrator. He spoke really fast made it hard to understand, but this was a great video because the purpose of understanding what Aristotle did and had accomplished in his life was told. i like the part when he talked about future statements. Its hard to believe that Aristotle didn't think of future statements in his time.
DeleteSo I read all of these comments before I watched the video, then I quickly understood. Haha. There was a lot of information given in a short amount of time. This was kind of a love/hate relationship because I got so much information out of it but it was hard for me to digest it all so fast. My favorite part about Aristotle, that he mentioned, was the Syllogism. I like that Aristotle found out new information from the previous verified facts and the example that he gave was just a funny bonus.
DeleteAfter scrolling past all of these comments I had to watch this video! It provided a lot of good insight into Aristotle's life. As others have mentioned, I too like how this video talked about the negative and the positive of Aristotle. I enjoyed hearing about his opinion on future events and his fish example, I thought that was an interesting way to share that idea/thought process. Overall I really enjoyed his video and the information it provided!
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ReplyDeleteAristotle is trying to define the highest good for human beings. Most people think that this highest good is wealth, honor, or satisfying bodily pleasures (such as eating). But Aristotle disagrees, because material wealth is achieved in order to be materialistic, honor is what others perceive a person as, and the satisfaction of bodily functions can be done by animals, not just humans. Since humans have the ability to reason, Aristotle believes that people should be reasoning and contemplating and learning their whole lives. But this is not enough live a “good live”. One must act rightly and have experiences, in order to achieve moral virtues or virtues of character. In order to be happy, one must be intellectually virtuous (by learning and reasoning) and morally virtuous (by acting and building character). One should know what is right, and actually do what is right.
I thought that the video that you found was really great. It really pinpointed Aristotle's views about living a good life. Aristotle believes that a person who lives a good life also acts rightly and develops the appropriate state of character from which to perform those right actions. Another point made in this video is that Aristotle also talks about Eudaimonia, which means happiness. He believes that Eudaimonia is obtained when all virtues are met and they are intellectual virtues and virtues of character.
DeleteKate, I thought the video that you found was great. It went into great detail about Aristotle's theories and explained them. I liked how the video drew things out and explained their relationships. I did focus on Aristotle's views about living a good life. The video states that Aristotle believes that people should reason, contemplate, and learn throughout their entire life. Reasoning and contemplate is what distinguishes us from animals. One must act rightly and have experiences in order to achieve moral virtues of character. I agree on Aristotle's view that one should know what is right, and actually do what is right.
DeleteI thought this video was very good and informative. I was a very detailed video that did a great job talking about Aristotle’s views on how to live a good life. Aristotle said that what makes us different from animals is our ability to reason. Aristotle said that living a good life required contemplation and learning or intellectual virtues. He said that there were two kinds of knowledge (1. knowledge of fundamental truths and nature and 2. knowledge that comes from demonstration). The person who lives a good life has to have character virtues which come from life experience. I really liked how the author talked and had stuff drawn on the screen because it made it easier to pay attention and understand.
DeleteI thought this video was informative but the illustrations helped you think in a more abstract way rather than just memorizing facts. On top of being full of good information I think it gave a lot of great examples of what Aristotle thought of virtues and how they were applicable in someone's life. I think the best part about this video was that it didn't focus on one singular aspect of Aristotle's beliefs or teachings it focused equally on all of the aspects. The video touched on a variety of subjects, such as: how we should live to have live well and what the virtues are for us to reach the ultimate good. I found it so informative that the video touched on everything on the spectrum, even how the government is supposed to be a functioning organization which guides people toward living the best life they can live. The most relatable part of this video was when the speaker touched on how the growth toward being the best version of ourselves wasn’t a simple task and it was actually a long progression and had many steps. It made me wonder how we view this today, how Aristotle is relevant to our everyday lives. Everyday our goal should be to be a little better than we were the day before, we have hopes of one day being something greater but just like Aristotle we know that greatness cannot be accomplished overnight.
DeleteGreat finds already. Well done!
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ReplyDeleteThe video I found is called PHILOSOPHY-Aristotle. This video gives a brief history of Aristotle and then goes on to discuss some of the big questions he answered. This video focuses on that he wanted to find what makes a human life and a whole society go well? The video then focuses on the four big philosophical questions Aristotle answered. Number 1 being; what makes people happy? Aristotle observed that happy people have what he called virtues, he identified 11 virtues, for example of a virtue one is truthfulness. He also thought that people who lacked virtues were unfortunate and needed to be retaught so they could be happy. The second question was what is art for? he came to a conclusion that art is to make profound truths about art to stick in our mind. The third question is What are friends for? Aristotle identifies three types of friends; strategic, one who gives you fun, and a true friend. Aristotle came to a conclusion that friendship teaches what we ought to be and is the best part of life. The fourth question is how can ideas cut through in a busy world? He noticed that the best argument doesn't always win, and he wanted to know why and to fix it. He came up with Rhetoric which was a way to get people to agree with you. At the end of the video the narrator says "philosophy doesn't sound like the most practical activity today maybe that is because we haven't payed enough attention recently to Aristotle"
Briana,
DeleteGood choice in videos. I just analyzed the same one, fortunately you have already posted it. I guess I beat you in Plato's. I think Aristotle has really good ideas life. I like that he says " knowing how to have a good conversation is a key to a good life. that a virtuous person has a balance of wittiness, boorishness and buffoonery. I also like that he says what are friend for, and gives a description of his four types. I think you picked a great video.
I also watch this video. What I got out of it was that it is a great video describing the main points of Aristotle's life. He was nicknamed "The Master" and "THE Philosopher". His first job was tutoring Alexander the Great. He then traveled to Athens where he learned under Plato. He then went his own way and founded a school called The Lyceum. It was interesting because the video touched on how Aristotle liked to walk about as he taught so his students were often called Peripatetic, or wanderers. The video talks about how Aristotle answered four big philosophical questions which included 1.Why are people happy? 2.What is art for? 3.What are friends for? 4.How can ideas cut through in a busy world?. I found it interesting that in the question "why are people happy?" that Aristotle found eleven virtues that make people a better person and in turn make them happy. The eleven virtues are courage, temperance, liberality, magnificence, magnanimity, pride, patience, truthfulness, wittiness, friendliness, and modesty. He went through and found the extreme case for each of these terms and explained how the virtue he believes is right is the perfect balance between the two extremes.
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DeleteI also watched this video. I thought it was interesting that Aristotle contributed what leads people to have a good life or not into a certain amount of factors. I don’t disagree with the fact that happy people in general have good virtues but I was engaged by the fact that he went so far as to define having “too little”, “too much”, or “just the right amount” of virtues. I hadn’t given it much the thought that someone could possess “too much” virtues. His point of giving those lacking virtues more guidance instead of scolding them stood out to me. It’s hard sometimes to see things that way when you interact with people who lack virtues but there would probably be better results if we approached situations in this way. Great video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTfnAYZXUww
ReplyDeleteThis is a short video about the history of Aristotle. The video gave some information that I did not know. It follows a time line through his life and explains different parts of his life. Also talked about some of the different things he did to find his discoveries. I liked this video because it tells about him in a more simple way, because when reading about him there is so much info its hard to understand, I feel the video helps understand somethings better and see his timeline of life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7K59sHKCTM
This video can really go under either post, but it is a video comparing Plato and Aristotle side by side. It is just a guy talking about them. He gets loud haha, but it is a good way to be able to look at both of their ideas side by side and really see the differences. Also helps to see where each philosopher is coming from and to further understand their ideas.
Brianna,
DeleteI thought this video was very informative. I agree that it really does simplify parts of his life and makes it easier to understand. I liked how it talks about him studying biology and how his observations were so accurate to this day. I thought it was interesting how he classified animals based on common characteristics. I also found it interesting how he wrote about rainbows, thunder, lightning, earthquakes. Overall, this video shed light on his discoveries and was very interesting.
DeleteI really liked how the video that compared Aristotle and Plato side by side. I think that it’s good to see how their views and beliefs are similar and how they are different. He said that Plato is the idealist and that goes into his philosophy and the only thing real to him was the idea and the world was just a reflection. He said that Aristotle was the realist and that everything is a real place. Aristotle’s realism was a rejection of Plato’s idealism. I just thought it was interesting how different some of their views are and how the core of what they believe is different because Plato was his teacher.
http://www.biography.com/people/aristotle-9188415?page=3#synopsis
ReplyDeleteThis video was a very good biography for the life of Aristotle and what his philosophy was all about but the video also captured what current events were happening when he was alive. It was a very informative and interesting video. I learned some things I didn't know. Aristotle questioned everything that was posed to him in order to get the minute details. Aristotle was chosen as a tutor for Alexander the Great. He returned to Athens and created a school for science and research somewhat like a liberal arts education. He left a legacy of organized thought and empiricism. He basically pioneered the scientific method.
This video is very interesting Jake! I also liked how the video focused on society at the time of Aristotle's life. This made it easier to understand his way of thinking, why he thought that way, and how to apply it to life then and now. I didn't even think about The Academy being considered the first liberal arts form of education, that is a great point.
DeleteI liked this video because you were able to understand and get a feel about how it was during his life. You were able to look at things through his eyes and understand his way of thinking.
DeleteI like how this video talks about the moral obligation and moral duty is a virtue of ethics. I think about the questions from chapter 4, if we don’t know can it hurt us? Yes because we have moral obligations to each other once we are married. In achieving happiness we have to follow moral obligations to each other. I also like how it talked about making rational decisions. We tend to forget when making decisions that we impact everyone. Example is drinking and driving. Once someone drinks and drives they are not the only ones affected. If something were to happen to them they would have affected their family and friends. I think having morals gives people a life goal of who they want to be and who they have become.
DeleteAfter watching this video, i understood who Aristotle really was and the person he became because of all the influential minds surrounded by him. Aristotle was a philosopher who exposed himself to Alexander the Great which allows him to get his name out there. He help students learn about art and politics, the same as Plato so that each student could have the same opportunity. The video and its teachings help you know what what Aristotle and his followers wanted to make known so that all could understand his beliefs.
DeleteJake this was a great fine. I like how it gave you a brief background on Aristotle and told us how he contributed ideas and methods that we still use today. i did not know that he was the one that formed scientific method. He was a Great philosopher who made a huge impact in this world.
DeleteWas a pleasure watching this video. Great find! I think that it really did a great job of giving a background of aristotle's life. I feel that it helps us to understand why he believed the things he did and why he taught his ways of thinking.
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ReplyDeleteThe video I chose was a total philosophy on Aristotle’s virtue ethics. Moral obligation and moral duty is an aspect of virtue ethics. Virtue ethics is about what sort of life would develop a person’s character in such a way to bring them the greatest happiness. Aristotle said it was obvious that man desires to be happy. The wise person goes after it. The properties of greatest happiness include: it must be desirable for self, it must not be desirable on account of other goods and lastly, all goods are desirable for its sake. If we fulfill these requirements, Aristotle says we will achieve the ultimate happiness. Two groups of virtues: moral and intellectual. We need both in order to achieve happiness. This video also deals with human beings making rational decisions. It stresses justice, prudence and courage.
I would have to agree that this video was all philosophy on Aristotle's virtue ethics. I agree with your definition of Virtue ethics, but I would like to add one thing to it: it is an approach to ethics in a way towards oneself instead of rules about acts themselves or their consequences. The wise person knows he or she should be happy so they pursue it. To be happy one must be desirable for self, desirable for other goods, and all goods are desirable. The two groups of virtues are moral and intellectual, to be happy both must be met.
DeleteThis video taught me a lot of things I didn't know before. For example I didn't know Aristotle was a tutor for Alexander the Great, which is very interesting. I also like how he created a school that resembles the liberal arts colleges of today. It was cool that he wrote about nature a lot and his observations in the field of biology are super close to today's. Overall this video taught me many things i did not know about him.
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DeleteThis is the video I was talking about....sorry.
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ReplyDeleteThis video is was more involved in Aristotle's idea of the purpose of live. The understanding of plants, animals, and humans. It goes into great depth of each of these living things and the difference between them. He talks about Argon of a Human Being, and what the purpose of our life is compared to that of an animal and a plant. The art and descriptions they take on really help to help the person watching understand his philosophy on life better, that we are rational animals.
ReplyDeleteI found this video to be informative. However, there are several reasons I did not find it to be as effective as most of the other philosophy videos I watched today. I find the narrator's voice to be uninspiring. The movement of the hand that continues throughout the video is distracting and, as the focus of the video, is not entertaining. Lastly, it is just too long considering there are several shorter videos on Aristotle that are quite effective.
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ReplyDeleteAristotle on "Flourishing"
This BBC video is refreshing. It is succinct and informative. The sketch method employed in the video held my attention without detracting from the message. It played like a brief, well-written essay. There was a clear beginning, middle and end. I would recommend it to any student who is new to the ideas of Aristotle.
I took the time to watch this video and I agree, it was very educational and student-friendly. Really hit the surface on main points of Aristotle's points of view on human nature without diving too deep below the surface which made it really easy to understand. I think this video helped greatly on my understanding of classroom content.
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ReplyDeleteThis video is called "PHILOSOPHY - The Good Life: Aristotle" it focuses on Nicomachean ethics. The narrator speaks of finding the greatest good and what that consists of as well as four types of man described by Aristotle. These four types are vicious, incontinent, continent, and virtuous. He explains each and how to become the "best one" being virtuous man.