Cannot thank you enough for making this free and available to the public. Will be a key resource in many philosophical journeys until the sun goes out.
Glad I found this. My grandfather was a refugee from Smyrni & he raised me on Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle. The virtues were always presented in different ways & this certainly helps me reframe my perspectives & understanding as an adult. Very cool 🤙🏽 Proton : Neutron : Electron Univocal : Equivocal : Derivative
Thank you for the time and effort to explain these core concepts, Prof. Sadler. I am fascinated with Philosophy but have never had a methodical ordered studying but like a jackdaw picking up whatever interests me and just diving into it. You explain fluently and passionately the topics.
Thanks a lot! As a philosophy student videos like these greatly enhance my understanding because sometimes only one version of explanation from my professor is not enough to get a really in depth understanding of the text. You explain the concepts really well.
That little humming at the end of the discussion was adorable Sir! 😅😂❤ Anyway,thank you for sharing this video with us who needs more clarification about this topic. Really helped me a lot! God Bless!
Sure. As soon as you make arrangements to pay me for producing the videos you’re requesting. Otherwise, I'm going to stick to the plans I've already got for video production
the word τό ζώον (animal) also means means "figure" or "image" in Attic Greek. It is equivocal because a painting of an inanimate object, such as a chair, can still be τό ζώον.
thanks alot for these talks, just working my way through them. I'm learning Greek at the moment (along with latin) and I can't seem to find a Greek version of this work by Aristotle. Is there anywhere you can recommend? a bilingual one would be perfect. even a website with it on, just so i can note the greek terms used. thanks again for all the great work.
Seal is a good example of equivocal, the essence of the animal is much different than the essence of an o-ring or the essence of a "seal" of approval. A human and an ox both being types of animals makes sense as univocal, I like how Dr Sadler turned Ox as describing a burly person into a derivative. Seems simple at first glance but important, if people aren't using the same terminology when having discourse the result is confusion at best and potentially damaging at worst. I wonder if wars have ever been started over a confusion of terms.
@@GregoryBSadler Professor, do you have a video on "analogous" words? I'm doing a paper on Aquinas' analogical conception of God versus Scotus' univocal conception. Not sure if "analogous" words are a subdivision of derivative words.
Dr. Sadler, would you say that the derivative category for Aristotle is the same as the analogical category used by Thomas Aquinas? Great video, thanks for posting!
Well, it's not a "category", which has a technical sense in this. As as I said in the video, at other places Aristotle will describe this as kat'analogian, so, yes, it feeds into Aquinas' discussions of the analogical
He did not, because that's not actually Socrates' practice. Whoever told you that that was Socrates' practice unfortunately bullshitted you. Good thing is, you can set that mistaken view aside and actually read Plato and Xenophon to see what Socrates did do (and it wasn't to engage in "debate", which is what the Sophists were more into)
@@GregoryBSadler Thanks. After some research, it seems the word "animal" in Greek can signify both animal and painting. The translation hides this detail so it makes the examples a bit more awkward than they need be.
Well, I have a LOT of other content pressing. I do offer tutorial sessions. Here's the page for that, if you're interested - reasonio.wordpress.com/tutorials/
Cannot thank you enough for making this free and available to the public. Will be a key resource in many philosophical journeys until the sun goes out.
You're very welcome!
Glad I found this. My grandfather was a refugee from Smyrni & he raised me on Socrates, Plato, & Aristotle. The virtues were always presented in different ways & this certainly helps me reframe my perspectives & understanding as an adult. Very cool 🤙🏽
Proton : Neutron : Electron
Univocal : Equivocal : Derivative
Glad you enjoyed the lecture
Thank you for the time and effort to explain these core concepts, Prof. Sadler. I am fascinated with Philosophy but have never had a methodical ordered studying but like a jackdaw picking up whatever interests me and just diving into it. You explain fluently and passionately the topics.
You're very welcome!
Thanks a lot! As a philosophy student videos like these greatly enhance my understanding because sometimes only one version of explanation from my professor is not enough to get a really in depth understanding of the text. You explain the concepts really well.
Glad the videos are helpful for you
This was so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
You’re very welcome!
Thanks for helping me to understand better the categories book, greetings from Mexico.
You’re welcone
That little humming at the end of the discussion was adorable Sir! 😅😂❤ Anyway,thank you for sharing this video with us who needs more clarification about this topic. Really helped me a lot! God Bless!
Glad it was helpful for you
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Superstar of philosophy
Nice of you to say!
@@GregoryBSadler I am interested to learn philosophy to I can learn and practice Ethics . What would be an appropriate way to?
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I know these lectures are old but could you do lectures on the rest of the Organon? That would be phenomenal! 😊
Sure. As soon as you make arrangements to pay me for producing the videos you’re requesting. Otherwise, I'm going to stick to the plans I've already got for video production
the word τό ζώον (animal) also means means "figure" or "image" in Attic Greek. It is equivocal because a painting of an inanimate object, such as a chair, can still be τό ζώον.
Yep
Great! I've been waiting for the Categories. Would be cool if you could sometimes comment on significant interpretations by mediaeval scholastics too.
Oh and if possible could you also give the Latin terminology as well as the Greek please.
Perhaps down the line. One text at a time
thanks alot for these talks, just working my way through them. I'm learning Greek at the moment (along with latin) and I can't seem to find a Greek version of this work by Aristotle. Is there anywhere you can recommend? a bilingual one would be perfect. even a website with it on, just so i can note the greek terms used. thanks again for all the great work.
Persius project
thank you so much for that clear explanation, sir!
You're welcome!
Seal is a good example of equivocal, the essence of the animal is much different than the essence of an o-ring or the essence of a "seal" of approval. A human and an ox both being types of animals makes sense as univocal, I like how Dr Sadler turned Ox as describing a burly person into a derivative. Seems simple at first glance but important, if people aren't using the same terminology when having discourse the result is confusion at best and potentially damaging at worst. I wonder if wars have ever been started over a confusion of terms.
I expect that a lot of other things have to go wrong first, for a war to be started over a confusion of terms
Great job professor!
Thanks!
@@GregoryBSadler Professor, do you have a video on "analogous" words? I'm doing a paper on Aquinas' analogical conception of God versus Scotus' univocal conception. Not sure if "analogous" words are a subdivision of derivative words.
@@zakbrownrigg1 They're related.
But no, I don't have a video on that
Figures on a day like this, thank you Gregory.
You're welcome
Dr. Sadler, would you say that the derivative category for Aristotle is the same as the analogical category used by Thomas Aquinas? Great video, thanks for posting!
Well, it's not a "category", which has a technical sense in this.
As as I said in the video, at other places Aristotle will describe this as kat'analogian, so, yes, it feeds into Aquinas' discussions of the analogical
thank you sir, ofw from saudi here... free lesson for the poor like me. 😁 😁 😁 thanks a lot sir.
You're very welcome!
I'm very thankful for these lectures, I pray Christ would transform your heart & bring you to the power of the gospel.
he inherited this from Socrates' practice of defining terms before a debate, correct?
He did not, because that's not actually Socrates' practice. Whoever told you that that was Socrates' practice unfortunately bullshitted you. Good thing is, you can set that mistaken view aside and actually read Plato and Xenophon to see what Socrates did do (and it wasn't to engage in "debate", which is what the Sophists were more into)
I am confused. Is "animal" univocal or equivocal? Aristotle uses animal as an example for both. I am utterly confused.
Depends on the use.
@@GregoryBSadler Thanks. After some research, it seems the word "animal" in Greek can signify both animal and painting. The translation hides this detail so it makes the examples a bit more awkward than they need be.
Animal and painted animal
thank you
Can a 'star' and 'superstar' be an example of Derivative? 🤔
Star in the sense of a famous person is already either an equivocal or derivative/analogical term, from the star in the sky
I heard somewhere that it's easier to explain Aristotle in Russian, and I guess now I know why.
That is something I wouldn't know anything about. . . .
What do you mean? I’m lost
Would be great if you could work through the rest of the Organon! I am having somewhat of a tough time with it
Well, I have a LOT of other content pressing.
I do offer tutorial sessions. Here's the page for that, if you're interested - reasonio.wordpress.com/tutorials/