Athens Corner
These are previews from my website AthensCorner.com of in-depth discussions on the Western world's greatest books in philosophy and political philosophy. There are also occasional previews for my Fathers & Sons series on the website devoted to guiding and assisting fathers who themselves want to educate their sons in the great books, and so the emphasis is upon examples of excellence of virtue.
Athens Corner
Physics, Technology, Philosophy: Heidegger and Aristotle
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Athens Corner
Support the show & get subscriber-only content.This is my introductory discussion of Aristotle's Physics for the Technology & Nihilism series on my website (AthensCorner.com).
I introduce the importance of Aristotle's Physics by way of its enormous importance for Martin Heidegger, particularly his claim that Aristotle's Physics constitutes the foundation and wellspring of the entirety of the Western philosophical tradition.
Through a very meticulous reading of the introductory section of Aristotle's Physics, I emphasize the significance of "nature [phusis]," "logos," and "art [techne]" for the thought of both Aristotle and Heidegger and what we come to know as "science" and "technology." Along the way, I also discuss the significance of Descartes, Nietzsche, and the appearance of nihilism in Western civilization from the emphatically philosophical concepts at hand which Heidegger understands as the pre-conditions for why an urgent return to the thought of Aristotle is required of us in Postmodernity.