Politics of Aristotle with Colin Cordner

Day: Thursdays
Dates: January 9 – February 20, 2025 *no class on January 23rd.
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Location: Carleton University
Price: $175+HST

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Overview

In this lecture, we will relate Aristotle’s earlier analysis of human virtue to his still shocking statement that “man is a political animal” (Greek: anthropos zoon politikon estin), and to his division of constitutions and regimes into six basic types – three healthy, three corrupt. We will discuss his conclusion that, given the suppression of politics in most regimes, it is nearly impossible for most human beings to be both virtuous people and virtuous citizens all at once.

Schedule

Dates	Description
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13

About the Lecturer

Colin Cordner, PhD completed his doctorate in political science at Carleton University in 2016, where he is currently a lecturer and the Buddhist chaplain. He has been practising meditation within the Buddhist tradition since 2006, and has been a meditation instructor since 2017. His path also often takes him through the domains of political philosophy, the philosophy of history, and the philosophy of science – particularly the philosophy of classical Greece. He splits his remaining leisure between various other Muses, especially those three charged with dance, poetry, and theatre. Also child-rearing.

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