Form and Matter: Hylomorphism

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4 December 202318 April 2024 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 7 Comments

This essay provides an overview of the main claims and basic motivations for hylomorphism, the view that all material objects consist of both matter and form.

Aristotle on Friendship: What Does It Take to Be a Good Friend?

An image of Aristotle and Hypatia laughing together, next to the first page of a Latin and Greek version of Nicomachean Ethics. Generated using Midjourney AI and edited by G.M.Trujillo.

30 May 202318 December 2023 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 1 Comment

What is it to be a friend, especially a good friend? Aristotle’s claims about friendship began debates that continue today. This essay presents his views on friendship and a contemporary debate he inspired.

Classical Syllogisms

28 August 202221 February 2023 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 5 Comments

This essay introduces the classical Aristotelian approach to syllogisms.

Virtue Ethics

The main characters from The Wizard of Oz. Each has a vice, but together they are seeking to become more virtuous.

6 February 202222 October 2023 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 21 Comments

An introduction to the ethical theory known as "virtue ethics," which focusses on having good character and acting on it.

Aristotle’s Defense of Slavery

Enslaved people working in a mine in Laurium, Greece.

10 September 201919 November 2022 ~ 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology ~ 8 Comments

Author: Dan Lowe Categories: Historical Philosophy, Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Philosophy of Race Word Count: 999 Listen here, video below Aristotle (384-322 BC) is one of the greatest philosophers, and his moral and political philosophy remains especially influential. But he also believed that, for some people, being enslaved was just and even beneficial for … Continue reading Aristotle’s Defense of Slavery