[lit-ideas] Re: Aristotle
- From: Thomas Hart <tehart@xxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:36:27 -0400
Aristotle may be making a come back. I was in Starbucks in Spotsylvania today,
and saw an older guy sitting and sipping while his copy of Aristotle's selected
works lay on the table.
"All women are created equal.
Then some become Marines"
Katy Perry video for "Part of me"
Thomas Hart
tehart@xxxxxxx
On Jun 13, 2012, at 6:52 PM, Eric Yost wrote:
> AP: it was in aristotle the so called philosophy of science is way
> behind the curve
>
> Amused and delighted that since the early Enlightenment, Aristotle's
> work (and not merely his ethical writings) seems subject to constant
> detraction and renewal. Going through a notebook, I found a line lifted
> from his biological writings:
>
> "All animals with soft eyes sleep."
>
> As opposed to insects, one assumes. One writer quipped that observant
> space-aliens thought humanity was developing too slowly, then noticed
> Aristotle, and said, "They'll be fine."
>
> Yeah, I likes me some Aristotle once in a while. Some Aristotle'd be
> mighty fine 'bout now.
>
> Grooving on the risorgimentos,
> Eric
>
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