Phil 415: Aristotle’s Philosophical Writings in Greek: De Anima
Ave Maria University, Spring 2012
Dr. Michael Pakaluk
mpakaluk@gmail.com
Class meeting: T-Th 10:10-11:50 am, Canizaro Library, Room 229
Office hours MW 11am-12noon and by appointment.
Course description:
A close reading of the De Anima in Greek, which provides a comprehensive, non-dualistic philosophy of
biology and philosophy of psychology. These works are the starting point for exploring alternatives to
Cartesianism and its philosophical progeny.
Texts:
1) (required) Aristotle, De Anima, Oxford Classical Text
2) (recommended) Aristotle's De Anima: In the Version of William of Moerbeke and the Commentary
of St. Thomas Aquinas, or, preferably, in the Latin original at the Corpus Thomisticum:
http://www.corpusthomisticum.org/iopera.html#CP
3) (required, public domain, available for free download) R.D. Hicks, ed., Aristotle, De Anima,
http://www.archive.org/details/aristotledeanima005947mbp
Grading:
Class participation 10%
Class presentations 50%
Final exam 20%
Final paper 20%
Course requirements:
Attendance at all meetings (only two absences allowed for any reason); generous contributions to
discussions; three class presentations; final exam and final paper.
Course plan
Each meeting will be devoted to a chapter of De Anima. You will responsible for studying the whole
chapter in advance and understanding it. One student will prepare a presentation on a particular
passage (typically a paragraph). The presentation should include: (i) a “divisio”; (ii) a translation; (iii)
discussion of points of textual criticism, grammar, and philology; (iv) discussion of historical, conceptual,
or philosophical issues. For the first week please read the entire De Anima through in translation.
DATE
Jan 10
Jan 12
Jan 17
Jan 19
Jan 24
Jan 26
Jan 31
Feb 2
Feb 7
Feb 9
Feb 14
Feb 16
Feb 21
Feb 23
Feb 28
Mar 1
Mar 13
Mar 15
Mar 20
Mar 22
Mar 27
Mar 29
Apr 3
Apr 10
Apr 12
Apr 17
Apr 19
Apr 24
Apr 26
TEXT
De Anima, whole, English
DA I.1
DA I.2
DA I.3
DA I.4
DA I.5
DA II.1
DA II.2
DA II.3
DA II.4
DA II.5
DA II.6
DA II.7
DA II.8
DA II.9
DA II.10
DA II.11
DA II.12
DA III.1
DA III.2
DA III.3
DA III.4
DA III.5-6
DA III.7-8
DA III.9
DA III.10
DA III.11
DA III.12
DA III.13
PRESENTER
Dr. Pakaluk
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Dr. Pakaluk
Brendon
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Elizabeth
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Sarah
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Kevin
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Anthony
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Joseph
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Brendon
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Elizabeth
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Sarah
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Kevin
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Dr. Pakaluk
Anthony
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Joseph
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