SOC SCI H1E Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Empiricism, Insensibility, Episteme
20 Apr 2017
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Alexander the great: aristotle"s (cid:373)ost su(cid:272)(cid:272)essful stude(cid:374)t. Phyllis to aristotle, the lay of aristotle and phyllis: (cid:862)this i (cid:449)ill (cid:272)ertai(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:374)ot do, unless i see a sign of love, lest you be testing them. Therefore, come to my chamber crawling on hand and foot, in order to carry me like a horse. The(cid:374) i"ll k(cid:374)o(cid:449) that (cid:455)ou are(cid:374)"t deludi(cid:374)g (cid:373)e. (cid:863) Aristotelian distinctions: socrates tears alcibiades from the embrace of sensual pleasure, socrates & alcibiades, there is an asymmetry in how socrates and alcibiades are presented, alcibiades is always naked. Father of empiricism: aristotle is sometimes identified as the first scientist, or the father of empiricism, knowledge, ultimately, comes from perception. In the nichomachean ethics, named for his son nicomachus, aristotle offers his (equally influential) advice for how to live a good life: the aim is not just reflective, but practical, a guide, a how-to document, aristotle"s self-help book.
