#159 Aristotle: The World's Greatest Philosopher?

<p>Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at <a href="https://huel.com/alexoconnor" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://huel.com/alexoconnor</a> (Minimum $50 purchase).</p><p><br></p><p>For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: <a href="https://www.alexoconnor.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.alexoconnor.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>John Sellars is a Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting Research Fellow at King&#39;s College London and a Member of Wolfson College, Oxford. His books include Lessons in Stoicism, The Fourfold Remedy, Aristotle and his work has been translated into over a dozen languages.</p><p><br></p><p>Get John Sellars&#39; books <a href="https://amzn.to/4rqOnSS" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>TIMESTAMPS:</strong></p><p>(0:00) What’s So Great About Aristotle?</p><p>(03:06) Actuality and Potentiality</p><p>(12:59) Forms: Aristotle vs Plato</p><p>(20:02) The Four Causes</p><p>(25:16) Evolution and Final Causation</p><p>(29:40) Did Aristotle Believe In God?</p><p>(32:38) The Unmoved Mover</p><p>(38:58) The Soul (Is Not What You Might Think)</p><p>(48:51) How Aristotle Invented Formal Logic</p><p>(55:54) The Nicomachean Ethics</p><p>(01:15:56) Ethics as Descriptive</p><p>(01:21:04) Where To Start With Aristotle</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CONNECT:</strong></p><p>Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic</a> </p><p>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic </a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic⁠</u></a></p><p>Business Email: contact@alexoconnor.com</p><p>Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co</p>