As you read Philo’s “On the Creation of the World”, I want you to be thinking about how Philo sees the relationship between Greek philosophy and Moses. Many Jews and Christians of the period felt that their religion was in direct competition with Greek philosophy, but that doesn’t seem to be Philo’s position. Also, take [...]
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Questions for Philo
Posted in discussion, tagged eternity-of-the-world, philo on September 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Aristotle on the eternity of motion
Posted in discussion, tagged aristotle, change, eternity-of-the-world, motion, now, time on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aristotle presents two arguments against the possibility of a first motion. One occurs in the paragraph in parentheses on p. 131, and has to do with the nature of a ‘now’, i.e, a moment of time. The other occurs on pp. 130 and 131, and has to do with the conditions required for a change. [...]
Some questions about the Timaeus
Posted in discussion, tagged creation, eternity-of-the-world, plato, timaeus, time, will on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a few questions or issues to help focus your reading of the selections from the Timaeus. Comments are open if people would like to discuss these issues online. 1. Why does Plato think the world came to be? Are his reasons compelling? What would you have to deny if you wanted to reject [...]
