Fall 2020 , Philosophy of Nature (PHIL 400) ,

PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE

Despite being a part of philosophy profoundly neglected by the modern academy, the philosophy of nature is both an essential component of the traditional order of learning and a science which every well educated man must possess within his soul. In this course, we shall study the principles and properties of mobile being as such at the feet of two master teachers, Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.

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David Arias

THIS COURSE HAS CONCLUDED. THE FOLLOWING LESSONS ARE PRE-RECORDED VIDEOS FROM THE FALL OF 2020.

Texts Required for Purchase:

Physics, or Natural Hearing by Aristotle (Glen Coughlin, trans.) https://www.amazon.com/Physics-Natural-Hearing-Moerbeke-Translation/dp/1587316293

Course Content

Week One

Aristotle and the Pre-Socratics

Week Two

Matter, Form, and Privation

Week Three

First Matter and Substantial Form

Week Four

The Principles of Natural Science, Part 1

Week Five

The Principles of Natural Science, Part 2

Week Six

Motion, Place, and Time

Week Seven

The First Efficient Cause of Motion

Week Eight

Natural Philosophy among the Sciences

About Instructor

David Arias

Dr. David Arias is a professor of philosophy at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, NE. Prior to coming to Nebraska, Dr. Arias taught philosophy, theology, natural science, mathematics, literature, and various other subjects for eleven years at Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, CA. Dr. Arias has published in both scholarly and popular venues. His main areas of scholarly interest are natural philosophy and metaphysics. On a more personal note, Dr. Arias is happily married to Jennaya Arias and together they are the blessed parents of thirteen children (nine boys and four girls).

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