THE MOST DEVINE SCIENCE

Aristotle

    • Name: Christoforos Kyriakidis

    • Bachelor: Aristotle university of Thessaloniki, Greece

    • Master: University of Tübingen, Germany

    • PhD fellowship: Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg

    • Focus: Nihilism between Nietzsche and Kierkegaard

    • Languages: Greek, Ancient Greek, English, German, Italian

Introduction

The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to ancient Greek philosophy through Aristotle’s unparalleled analysis of his predecessors. Furthermore, the course aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of Aristotle's philosophical principles, elucidating the evolution of his fundamental concepts and terminology through a critical engagement with the philosophical tradition of his era. In this regard, some of our guiding questions are the following:

  • How can one define philosophy? 

  • How is a philosopher different from a craftsman or a politician? 

  • How was philosophy born and what were the problems the first Greek philosophers tried to solve? 

  • What were the primary achievements but also the main shortcomings of the first Greek philosophers up until the time of Aristotle? 

  • Why does Aristotle consider a dialogue with his predecessors a necessary step towards searching for philosophical truth?

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