Reading Aristotle's Text
Dive deep into the original words of Aristotle with Reading Aristotle’s Text, a podcast that brings the ancient Greek philosopher’s writings to life. Each episode features a clear reading of Aristotle’s Greek text, followed immediately by an oral English translation, making the original meaning accessible while preserving the flavor of the original language. Produced and hosted by Wenqi Li, a PhD in ancient Greek philosophy, this podcast offers both students and enthusiasts a unique opportunity...
Episodes (108)
EN VI.2 1139a21-27 Practical Truth
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EN 1106a29-36 The mean in relation to the thing itself
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EN 1106a24-29 To investigate the nature of virtue from the perspective of mean
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EN 1106a13-24 Human virtue is a disposition that makes human become good and per...
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EN 1106a6-12 Virtues are not capacities either but dispositions
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EN 1105a28-1106a6 Virtues are not affections
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EN 1105b19-28 The happenings in the soul are three
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EN 1105b12-18 One will not be good by just philosophizing
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EN 1105b5-12 One becomes virtuous by doing virtuous things as the virtuous peopl...
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EN 1105a33-b5 Knowing is not important to virtue
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EN 1105a26-33 Three conditions for acting virtuously
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EN 1105a21-26 One becomes literate by doing literate things literately
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ΕΝ 1095a17-21 A puzzle about the aquisition of virtue
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EN 1095a13-16 The acquisition, increase and corruption of virtue are from the sa...
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EN 1105a7-13 It is more difficult to fight against pleasure than against spirit
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EN 1105a1-7 Actions are measured by pleasure and pain
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EN 1104b29-1105a1 The good person tends to be correct about what's pleasant
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EN 1104b27-28 Virtue is the disposition that is able to do best things concerned...
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EN 1104b18-25 People become bad because of pleasures and pains
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EN 1104b8-13 Ethical Virtue is concerned with pleasre and pain
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EN 1104b3-8 The pleasure and pain felt in action is a mark of character
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EN 1104a27-b3 Virtues and their activities are acquired by the same things
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EN 1104a20-27 Virtues are destroyed by excess and deficiency but preserved by th...
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EN 1104a11-19 Many things are destroyed by excess and deficiency
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EN 1103b35-1104a11 The account of virtues should be in outline and not exact
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EN 1103b31-34 Acting in accord with correct reason
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EN 1103b26-31 We investigate virtue in order to be good
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EN 1103b22-25 The qualities of activities makes a huge difference in the acquisi...
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EN 1103b17-22 The dispositions of character come into being by engaging in simil...
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EN 1103b12-17 We become virtuous and vicious by engaging in the same activities
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EN 1103b7-12 Virtue comes into being and is destroyed from and through the same...
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EN 1103b2-6 Lawmakers make citizens good by habituating them
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EN 1103a31-b2 We acquire virtues by doing virtuous things
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EN 1103a26-31 We have natural capacities in born
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EN 1103a18-26 Humans are by nature receptive of virtues
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EN 1103a14-18 The ethical virtue comes about from habit
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EN 1103a2-10 Intellectual Virtue and Ethical Virtue
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EN 1102b31-1103a2 The nonrational part is rational insofar as it listens to reas...
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EN 1102b25-31 The appetitive and desiderative part of the soul partakes reason
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EN 1102b13-25 The other nature of the nonrational part of soul is against reason
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EN 1102b2-12 The Nutritive Part of Soul Has Nothing to Do With Human Virtue
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EN 1102a32-b2 One of the nonrational part of the soul is responsible for nourish...
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EN 1102a26-33 The soul is divided into nonrational and rational parts
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EN 1102a13-26 The politician must know things of the soul in some way
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EN 1102a5-12 We must investigate virtue to better understand happiness
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EN 1101b31-1102a4 Happiness is honorable and perfect
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EN 1101b27-32 Eudoxus argues that pleasure as the best thing is beyond praise
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EN 1101b21-27 Happiness is too good to be praised
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EN 1101b10-21 Whether happiness is praiseworthy?
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EN 1101a28-b9 The good or bad actions of friends and descendants will not change...
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