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8 episodes in this season

Aristotle's Life

68 min

Aristotle's Logic

59 min

Aristotle's Metaphysics

54 min

Aristotle's Ethics

61 min

Aristotle's Politics

63 min

Aristotle's Poetics

58 min

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Aristotle's Revival

55 min

Aristotle's Legacy

56 min

Aristotle: From Logic to Life

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Aristotle's Revival

Season 1 · Episode 7 · Mar 5, 2026

In lecture seven, we witness Aristotle’s enduring impact on Western thought, tracing how his works were lost to Europe for centuries before their dramatic rediscovery through Arabic translations in medieval Spain and Byzantium—transforming universities and intellectual life. We explore the tensions between Aristotelian philosophy and Abrahamic monotheism, particularly over the eternity of the universe and the soul’s immortality, and how thinkers like Thomas Aquinas sought reconciliation. The lecture concludes by noting Aristotle’s decline during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, followed by his significant revival in contemporary ethics and metaphysics.

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Aristotle: From Logic to Life

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202655m

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Aristotle's Revival

Season 1 · Episode 7 · Mar 5, 2026

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