On De Anima or On the Soul (350 BCE), books 1 and 2. We lead off with listener mail; Aristotle starts 18 minutes in. What can this ancient text tell us about biological life? Much of the interest and difficulty here is the very different conceptual schemes at play: What counts as a scientific explanation? Aristotle gives a highly general account about what, for all living Continue Reading …
Episode 130: Aristotle’s “De Anima”: What Is Life? (Citizen Edition)
On De Anima or On the Soul (350 BCE), books 1 and 2. We lead off with listener mail; Aristotle starts 17 minutes in. What can this ancient text tell us about biological life? Much of the interest and difficulty here is the very different conceptual schemes at play: What counts as a scientific explanation? Aristotle gives a highly general account about what, for all living Continue Reading …