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the ancient Greek philosopher whose ideas on science,
politics, and ethics have shaped Western thought.

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Aristotle’s guide to the good life | Nicomachean Ethics

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How Aristotle Thought about the World

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This is a short lecture comparing the Aristotelian and Modern world-views. It is part of a larger introduction to ethics course, but it can be viewed and understood independently.

The Only Self-Help Book Worth Reading | Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

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7 mrt 2024

The self-help and self-improvement community have skyrocketed in popularity over recent years. Yet almost everything they tend to say was already recommended, and in some ways improved upon, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. So get ready to have a look at the only self-help book worth reading: The Nicomachean Ethics.

00:00 Ancient Greek Self-Improvement
01:35 A Matter of Habit
06:06 Intellectual Virtues
10:51 Ego, Community, and Happiness
14:40 Taking the High Road

The Nicomachean Ethics Summary (Animated) — Ancient Wisdom From Aristotle to Achieve Eudaimonia 🏛️

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30 jun 2023
This is a book summary of The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.

📚 CHAPTERS

0:00 – Introduction
1:23 – Top 3 Lessons
1:56 – Lesson 1: Aim to achieve a state of eudaimonia, instead of conventional happiness.
3:27 – Lesson 2: Arete, or virtue, is accomplished through a lifetime of work.
5:54 – Lesson 3: Strive to become magnanimous and thus, do honorable things in your life.

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The Nicomachean Ethics is a historically important text compiling Aristotle’s extensive discussion of existential questions concerning happiness, ethics, friendship, knowledge, pleasure, virtue, and even society at large.

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Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics – Book I

 

4 feb 2020

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This is a lecture about just a few sections of book 1 of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. The lectures focuses on Aristotle’s argument to the conclusion that the good, for a human being, is exercising the virtues. The argument stems from the claim that happiness or flourishing or eudaemonia is the ‘final’ and ‘self-sufficient’ end of human action, and that happiness, for a human, is using rationality, which is, for Aristotle, exercising the virtues. That is an absurdly brief statement of the argument. You have to watch the video to understand what is going on. Part of the point of this, though, is that, for Aristotle, the reason to act virtuous, or morally, is that doing so makes one happy.

Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics

 

7 okt 2020

This video lecture discusses the core concepts of Aristotle’s virtue ethics. Aristotle’s virtue ethics can be gleaned from his seminal work titled Nichomachean Ethics. This book is undoubtedly the first systematic study of ethics in western civilization. In this book, Aristotle offers principles of conduct that would guide humans in attaining the “good life”.

Please note that the content of this video lecture is different from the content of the video lecture titled “What is Virtue Ethics”.

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​How To Develop A Virtuous Character – Aristotle (Aristotelianism)

12 jun 2022

In this video we bring you ​​how to develop a virtuous character from the philosophy of Aristotle. His philosophy is often referenced as Aristotelianism.

Aristotle defined virtues as dispositions to choose good actions and passions, informed by moral knowledge of several sorts. For Aristotle, virtues can be intellectual or moral, the intellectual ones are learned by instruction or education, the moral ones are developed by habits. Performing virtuous acts can be motivated by having a practical purpose or by the desire to act in a virtuous way or by both. In this video, we will explore what one might need to develop virtuous character in accordance with Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics Theory. The three ways to develop your character are –
01. Adopt a Virtuous Mindset
02. Practice Practical Wisdom
03. Contemplate and Reflect
I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these three ways to develop your character from the philosophy of Aristotle will add value to your life.

Aristotle is a Promethean figure in the history of the world, who lived between 384–322 BC, He is considered “the father” of logic, biology, political science, zoology, embryology, of natural law, scientific method, rhetoric, psychology, realism and even of meteorology. He was first a student of Plato, then, when Plato retired, he left the Academia which Plato founded, and he became the tutor of Alexander The Great, and the two other future kings: Ptolemy and Cassander. He established a library in the Lyceum which helped him to produce many of his hundreds of books on papyrus scrolls. Unfortunately, only a third of his magnificent work has survived. For example, the treatises “Physics”, “Metaphysics”, “Nicomachean Ethics”, “Politics”, “On the Soul” and “Poetics”, have influenced more than two millennia of scientists and theologians alike, both fascinated by his ideas.

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1 Aristotle: LIFE CHANGING Quotes (Ancient Greek Philosophy)

 

22 mei 2020

Aristotle Quotes: Aristotle (384–322 BC), was one of the most famous Greek philosophers during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Aristotle was Taught by Plato.
Aristotle most known student was Alexander The Great.
In this Quote Video we focus on the Best Quotes about Life from Aristotle / Aristoteles.
So if you love quotes, and especially Ancient Greek Philosophy Quotes, this video will be a good one for you. 😉

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Aristotle: LIFE CHANGING Quotes | Ancient Greek Philosophy

2 Aristotle’s Lyceum

7 jun. 2019

In the 330s BCE, Aristotle founded his Lyceum in Athens, Greece. It was a centre of teaching and research. How do its remains illuminate Aristotle’s life? 
 
A lecture by Edith Hall, Visiting Professor of Classics 30 May 2019 
 
 
In the 330s BCE, the great philosopher and scientist, Aristotle of Stagira in northern Greece, returned to Athens and founded his Lyceum. The first institution in world history to encompass teaching, research and the collection of a vast library, the Lyceum immediately began to revive even Plato’s Academy in international reputation. 
 
This lecture looks at the archaeological site of the Lyceum, discovered accidentally in 1996, and asks how the remains can illuminate Aristotle’s life, work, and incomparable contribution across academic disciplines, from Political Theory and Aesthetics to Zoology, Physics and Astronomy. 
 

3 Aristotle: History’s Most Influential Thinker

25 dec. 2018

 
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4 Aristotle

10 mrt. 2021

Plato’s most brilliant student and perhaps the most significant intellectual in world history, Aristotle of Stageira built on the doctrines he had studied at the Academy but also radically disagreed with them. 
 
The founder of Athens’ second great university, the Lyceum, did not believe there was any perfect, ideal world that transcended human ability to see, touch, smell and hear it, and proposed that all philosophy begin from with material reality of being a human animal in a complex natural world. 
 
Aristotle contributed to many disciplines—scientific subjects as well as ‘Humanities’, but his core philosophical beliefs are laid down in his Nicomachean Ethics, Politics and Rhetoric, which are analysed in this lecture, as well as the major works of the next generation of practitioners of what became known as ‘Peripatetic’ philosophy. 
 
A lecture by Edith Hall 
 
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: 
 
 
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Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived from 384 BC to 322 BC. He was a student of Plato and a teacher of Alexander the Great. Aristotle’s ideas and works have had a profound impact on Western philosophy and thought. Some key points of Aristotle’s philosophy include:

  1. Logic: Aristotle is considered the father of logic, and his work in this field has influenced both philosophy and mathematics. He developed a system of deductive reasoning known as syllogism, which is still used today.

  2. Metaphysics: Aristotle’s metaphysics deals with the study of reality, including the concepts of substance, causality, and potentiality. He believed that everything in the universe is composed of substances, which have essential characteristics that define them.

  3. Ethics: Aristotle’s ethics is focused on the idea of eudaimonia, or happiness, which he believed was the ultimate goal of human life. He argued that living a virtuous life was essential to achieving happiness.

  4. Politics: Aristotle’s politics is concerned with the study of government and society. He believed that the best form of government was a mixed constitution that incorporated elements of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy.

  5. Biology: Aristotle’s work in biology was groundbreaking for its time. He classified living things into categories, and his observations and writings on the natural world influenced scientific thought for centuries to come.

Overall, Aristotle’s philosophy is characterized by a systematic approach to understanding the world and the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake.

5 “How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life”: Yale Well Lecture with Edith Hall

9 mei 2019

Edith Hall, Professor of Classics at King’s College, London, distills the ancient wisdom of Aristotle into practical and universal lessons to confront life’s difficult and crucial moments.
 
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6 Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics

 
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7 Aristotle and Virtue

23 mei 2016

A video about Aristotle and virtue.

8 PHILOSOPHY – The Good Life: Aristotle [HD]

8 sep. 2015

Chris Surprenant (University of New Orleans) discusses the account of human well-being and the good life presented by Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics and Politics. He explains why Aristotle believes that a human being lives well when he acts rightly and possesses all virtues, both intellectual and those relating to good character.

9 – 21. Happiness as Eudaimonia: Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics

29 apr. 2014

In this video, Professor Thorsby gives a survey of some of the central elements in Aristotle’s virtue ethics.

10 What is Virtue Ethics? (Philosophical Definition)

7 jan. 2018

A quick explanation of Virtue, Virtue Ethics, and how it differs from Deontology and Consequentialism.
 
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11 Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle (Short Documentary)

11 jul. 2015

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12 PHILOSOPHY – Aristotle

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13 Aristotle & Virtue Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #38

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This week we explore final ethical theory in this unit: Aristotle’s virtue theory. Hank explains the Golden Mean, and how it exists as the midpoint between vices of excess and deficiency. We’ll also discuss moral exemplars, and introduce the concept of “eudaimonia.”

14 PHILOSOPHY – History: Aristotle on the Purpose of Life [HD]

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15 Aristotle on 6 Types of Justice (Nicomachean Ethics. bk 5) – Philosophy Core Concepts

1 dec. 2013

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This is a video in my new Core Concepts series — designed to provide students and lifelong learners a brief discussion focused on one main concept from a classic philosophical text and thinker. This Core Concept video focuses on book 5 of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, where Aristotle says that “justice is an equivocal term”, meaning that there are multiple senses of the term “justice”. 
 
A careful analysis of Aristotle’s text reveals that there are actually six main conceptions of justice discussed by him there: legal justice, justice as complete virtue, distributive justice, corrective justice, reciprocity, and equity.
 
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