http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/ This list is for a slow reading of Aristotle's treatise on "first philosophy," commonly known as the Metaphysics. For a brief d Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:15:10 GMT John Lunstroth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1049 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1049 Sorry for the delay in posting this message. Lance Fletcher, group owner ... With regard to living things: If the whole exists before the parts, then until the Sun, 10 May 2009 17:13:19 GMT steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1048 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1048 ... Here's a helpful link to Taylor's ideas on the philosophy of Plato!! Steve L. Sat, 09 May 2009 13:04:19 GMT Dan Mihai- Marian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1047 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1047 Thanks for your answers. I have a minimal understanding of Aristotle's ontology. I want to take my BA in philosophy with a thesis on Aristotle, so I need the Sat, 09 May 2009 12:45:07 GMT Stephen Learnard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1046 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1046 Dissertation on the Philosophy of Aristotle By Thomas Taylor Amazon.com - $34.16 In four books, in which his principal physical and metaphysical dogmas are Fri, 08 May 2009 13:53:32 GMT steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1045 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1045 ... ................................................. Here are two places to look for the most accurate translations of Aristotle and Plato's writings Steve Thu, 07 May 2009 21:57:50 GMT dan_mihai_marian http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1044 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1044 I am a beginner in Aristotle and I am need to know if the german comentators of Aristotle from 19 century are translated in one of the next languages: 1.French Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:37:37 GMT Anthony Crifasi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1042 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1042 ... That's not sufficient for teleology. Aristotle himself explicitly states in Physics II.8 that the "survival of the fittest" explanation of organic Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:18:46 GMT Herman B. Triplegood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1041 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1041 Joe: I would say that is absolutely the case, from Aristotle's perspective. But the efficient cause isn't the whole story. Maybe it might help if we consider Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:38:50 GMT Stephen Learnard http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1040 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1040 Natural selection implies the selection of a small part of the whole in order to observe and to comment on it with the mind. The mind can only observe Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:57:19 GMT Robert Eldon Taylor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1039 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1039 ... Then do you say that artificial selection does not exist? Do you deny that men have deliberately bred many varieties of plants and animals? Regards, Bob Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:13:35 GMT uncljoedoc@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1038 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1038   I am very grateful for that reply. I am very much taken with the topic of the mode of thinking behind the theory of natural selection as presented by Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:21:09 GMT Soran Mardini http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1037 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1037 There is nothing more naive than the darwiniste hypothesis of natural selection. Natural selection does not exist. Seeing the logic of it it does not allow Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:17:02 GMT uncljoedoc@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1036 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1036 In the interests of discussing the metaphysics of Aristotle, I ask the following question: I am interested in the 'first cause' of 'modification' of species by Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:42:31 GMT Soran Mardini http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1035 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1035 Right! İ am not so sure to be able to Reawaken metaphysics.. İt needs Resurection.. for it is dead and well buried... Unless .. you demand fondamental real Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:17:57 GMT Herman B. Triplegood http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1034 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aristotle-met/message/1034 This list has been inactive for several months. I figured I would drop in and see if I can stir up any interest in reawakening the conversation on the