PHIL 402: ARISTOTLE
PHIL 402: Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics
Julie Ward
A close study of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, including topics such as the nature and acquisition of moral virtue, eudaimonia, philia, and justice, among others. Additional texts relating to his moral psychology to be included: De Anima Beta, Metaphysics Theta (on dunameis), as well as various secondary articles. All students are advised to read a standard secondary text in Aristotle's thought prior to the seminar so as to become familiar with Aristotle's general philosophy, including his ontology and anthropology as well as his technical vocabulary (e.g., Ackrill, Irwin, Lear, Shields).
PHIL 402: Aristotle: De Anima
Julie Ward
This seminar will focus on Aristotle's psychology through his major work, De Anima, with special attention paid to the faculties of sense-perception and imagination, both alone and in their inter-relation to thought and action. Readings from other related texts, such as De Sensu, De Memoria, covering memory, recollection, and dreaming, are included also. Familiarity with Aristotle's philosophy is presupposed.