The Topics (Greek: Τοπικά; Latin:Topica) is the name given to one of Aristotle's six works on logic collectively known as the Organon:
The Topics constitutes Aristotle's treatise on the art of dialectic—the invention and discovery of arguments in which the propositions rest upon commonly held opinions or endoxa (ἔνδοξα in Greek).Topoi (τόποι) are "places" from which such arguments can be discovered or invented.
What is a "topic"?
In his treatise on the Topics, Aristotle does not explicitly define a topos, though it is "at least primarily a strategy for argument not infrequently justified or explained by a principle." He characterises it in the Rhetoric thus: "I call the same thing element and topos; for an element or a topos is a heading under which many enthymemes fall." By element, he means a general form under which enthymemes of the same type can be included. Thus, the topos is a general argument source, from which the individual arguments are instances, and is a sort of template from which many individual arguments can be constructed. The word τόπος (tópos, literally "place, location") is also related to the ancient memory method of "loci", by which things to be remembered are recollected by mentally connecting them with successive real or imagined places.
Teaching Alexander the Great gave Aristotle many opportunities and an abundance of supplies. He established a library in the Lyceum which aided in the production of many of his hundreds of books. The fact that Aristotle was a pupil of Plato contributed to his former views of Platonism, but, following Plato's death, Aristotle immersed himself in empirical studies and shifted from Platonism to empiricism. He believed all peoples' concepts and all of their knowledge was ultimately based on perception. Aristotle's views on natural sciences represent the groundwork underlying many of his works.
Aristotle, the Topics, book 1 - Introduction to Philosophy
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In this lecture/discussion video from my Spring 2013 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we examine some of the main ideas from book 1 of Aristotle's work, the Topics, which is concerned with the practice of dialectic. We discuss the nature of argument and inquiry, the difference between dialectic and the uses of argument in other disciplines or activities, the nature of dialectical propositions and problems, and then briefly look at definition, property, genus. and accid...
published: 14 Feb 2013
ARISTOTLE, TOPICS - BOOK I, CHAPTER 1
Mr. William C. Michael, of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, reads chapter 1 of Book I of Aristotle's Topics, translated by Thomas Taylor.
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published: 31 Dec 2021
Topics: The Place to Find Your Argument (Aristotle's Rhetoric pt. 4)
Topics (topoi) are a key concept in Aristotle's Rhetoric and a useful tool for writers. It can be a kind of tricky concept, though, so, in this video, we talk about what topics are and how they work.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Not That Kind of Topic
3:06 Examining the Topics
7:18 Understanding the Topics
9:41 Conclusion
published: 15 May 2023
PHILOSOPHY - Aristotle
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Aristotle, The Categories, chapters 1-4
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published: 04 Jun 2013
Aristotle on Dialectic
published: 08 Jun 2022
Plato’s best (and worst) ideas - Wisecrack
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Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today’s thinkers like Plato. He created the first Western university and was teacher to Ancient Greece’s greatest minds, including Aristotle. But even he wasn’t perfect. Along with his great ideas, Plato had a few that haven’t exactly stood the test of time. Wisecrack gives a brief rundown of a few of Plato’s best and worst ideas.
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published: 25 Oct 2016
Aristotle - Topics
"Topics" by Aristotle is a work that outlines methods for constructing arguments and debating ideas through a system of logical inquiry using propositions and predications, categorized into different 'topics' or themes.
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LEIBNIZ LECTURE Aristotle's Dynamic Philosophy of Nature and its Relevance Today-D. Sfendoni-Mentzou
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Comparing Plato and Aristotle: Understanding Their Philosophical Differences
Comparing Plato and Aristotle: Understanding Their Philosophical Differences
In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of Ancient Greek philosophy and explore the contrasting views of two of its most renowned thinkers: Plato and Aristotle. We explore their differing views on Idealism and Realism, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Knowledge, Reality, Dualism, Ontology, Virtue, Reason, Perception, Forms, Substance, Teleology, and Rationalism. By examining their philosophical differences, we gain a deeper understanding of the ideas that shaped Western philosophy and continue to influence our thinking today. Join us on this journey of philosophical discovery and explore the wisdom of the ancients through the eyes of two of history's most brilliant minds: Plato and Aristotl...
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Mr. William C. Michael, of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, reads chapter 1 of Book I of Aristotle's Topics, translated by Thomas Taylor.
The Classical Libe...
Mr. William C. Michael, of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, reads chapter 1 of Book I of Aristotle's Topics, translated by Thomas Taylor.
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Mr. William C. Michael, of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, reads chapter 1 of Book I of Aristotle's Topics, translated by Thomas Taylor.
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Topics (topoi) are a key concept in Aristotle's Rhetoric and a useful tool for writers. It can be a kind of tricky concept, though, so, in this video, we talk a...
Topics (topoi) are a key concept in Aristotle's Rhetoric and a useful tool for writers. It can be a kind of tricky concept, though, so, in this video, we talk about what topics are and how they work.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Not That Kind of Topic
3:06 Examining the Topics
7:18 Understanding the Topics
9:41 Conclusion
Topics (topoi) are a key concept in Aristotle's Rhetoric and a useful tool for writers. It can be a kind of tricky concept, though, so, in this video, we talk about what topics are and how they work.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Not That Kind of Topic
3:06 Examining the Topics
7:18 Understanding the Topics
9:41 Conclusion
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Few indiv...
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Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today’s thinkers like Plato. He created the first Western university and was teacher to Ancient Greece’s greatest minds, including Aristotle. But even he wasn’t perfect. Along with his great ideas, Plato had a few that haven’t exactly stood the test of time. Wisecrack gives a brief rundown of a few of Plato’s best and worst ideas.
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Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today’s thinkers like Plato. He created the first Western university and was teacher to Ancient Greece’s greatest minds, including Aristotle. But even he wasn’t perfect. Along with his great ideas, Plato had a few that haven’t exactly stood the test of time. Wisecrack gives a brief rundown of a few of Plato’s best and worst ideas.
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"Topics" by Aristotle is a work that outlines methods for constructing arguments and debating ideas through a system of logical inquiry using propositions and p...
"Topics" by Aristotle is a work that outlines methods for constructing arguments and debating ideas through a system of logical inquiry using propositions and predications, categorized into different 'topics' or themes.
"Topics" by Aristotle is a work that outlines methods for constructing arguments and debating ideas through a system of logical inquiry using propositions and predications, categorized into different 'topics' or themes.
LEIBNIZ LECTURE of the AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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Invited Speaker for 2023: Demetra Sfendoni-Me...
LEIBNIZ LECTURE of the AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Under the patronage of UNESCO - Austrian National Commission
Invited Speaker for 2023: Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou
Title of the speech:
"Aristotle's Dynamic Philosophy of Nature and its Relevance Today"
November 16, 2023
WELCOME
Ulrike Diebold / Vice-President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Claudia Isep / Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO
INTRODUCTION AND MODERATION OF Q&A:
Herta Nagl-Docekal /Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Theatersaal
Sonnenfelsgasse 19
1010 Vienna
The LEIBNIZ LECTURES as part of the Academy Lectures of the OeAW refer to the fact that Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz presented the Emperor with the first plans for a “Society of Sciences in Vienna” during his work in Vienna from 1712 to 1714. Scholars who have achieved international recognition, not just within their discipline, and their research demonstrates the differentiation potential of philosophy, both for interdisciplinary understanding and for dealing with publicly relevant issues of the present.
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Aristotle’s Philosophy of Nature has been underestimated for centuries. His Physics was considered by the protagonists of the “Scientific Revolution” as a sterile system; the idea that there is no place for an Aristotelian perspective in Science was, subsequently, reinforced by the development of Newtonian Mechanics. Against this traditional view, I will try to show, that Aristotle’s conception of Nature is one of his most fruitful ideas, and that the insights gained from Aristotle’s work are becoming increasingly relevant to contemporary Science. I will, further, argue, that, in light of the impressive discoveries in numerous fields of science, especially in Physics, a closer look at Aristotle’s work will reveal that the Stageirite has built a dynamic model of nature, which is much closer than Newtonian Physics to the new scientific image of Nature emerging today. At the same time, Aristotle’s insights on the interrelation of all disciplines and the unity of knowledge can strengthen the growing need for a re-unification of the various sciences through an interdisciplinary approach.
LEIBNIZ LECTURE of the AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Under the patronage of UNESCO - Austrian National Commission
Invited Speaker for 2023: Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou
Title of the speech:
"Aristotle's Dynamic Philosophy of Nature and its Relevance Today"
November 16, 2023
WELCOME
Ulrike Diebold / Vice-President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Claudia Isep / Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO
INTRODUCTION AND MODERATION OF Q&A:
Herta Nagl-Docekal /Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Theatersaal
Sonnenfelsgasse 19
1010 Vienna
The LEIBNIZ LECTURES as part of the Academy Lectures of the OeAW refer to the fact that Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz presented the Emperor with the first plans for a “Society of Sciences in Vienna” during his work in Vienna from 1712 to 1714. Scholars who have achieved international recognition, not just within their discipline, and their research demonstrates the differentiation potential of philosophy, both for interdisciplinary understanding and for dealing with publicly relevant issues of the present.
ABSTRACT
Aristotle’s Philosophy of Nature has been underestimated for centuries. His Physics was considered by the protagonists of the “Scientific Revolution” as a sterile system; the idea that there is no place for an Aristotelian perspective in Science was, subsequently, reinforced by the development of Newtonian Mechanics. Against this traditional view, I will try to show, that Aristotle’s conception of Nature is one of his most fruitful ideas, and that the insights gained from Aristotle’s work are becoming increasingly relevant to contemporary Science. I will, further, argue, that, in light of the impressive discoveries in numerous fields of science, especially in Physics, a closer look at Aristotle’s work will reveal that the Stageirite has built a dynamic model of nature, which is much closer than Newtonian Physics to the new scientific image of Nature emerging today. At the same time, Aristotle’s insights on the interrelation of all disciplines and the unity of knowledge can strengthen the growing need for a re-unification of the various sciences through an interdisciplinary approach.
Comparing Plato and Aristotle: Understanding Their Philosophical Differences
In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of Ancient Greek philosophy and...
Comparing Plato and Aristotle: Understanding Their Philosophical Differences
In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of Ancient Greek philosophy and explore the contrasting views of two of its most renowned thinkers: Plato and Aristotle. We explore their differing views on Idealism and Realism, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Knowledge, Reality, Dualism, Ontology, Virtue, Reason, Perception, Forms, Substance, Teleology, and Rationalism. By examining their philosophical differences, we gain a deeper understanding of the ideas that shaped Western philosophy and continue to influence our thinking today. Join us on this journey of philosophical discovery and explore the wisdom of the ancients through the eyes of two of history's most brilliant minds: Plato and Aristotle.
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In this lecture/discussion video from my Spring 2013 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we examine some of the main ideas from book 1 of Aristotle's work, the Topics, which is concerned with the practice of dialectic. We discuss the nature of argument and inquiry, the difference between dialectic and the uses of argument in other disciplines or activities, the nature of dialectical propositions and problems, and then briefly look at definition, property, genus. and accidents.
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Mr. William C. Michael, of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, reads chapter 1 of Book I of Aristotle's Topics, translated by Thomas Taylor.
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Topics (topoi) are a key concept in Aristotle's Rhetoric and a useful tool for writers. It can be a kind of tricky concept, though, so, in this video, we talk about what topics are and how they work.
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Not That Kind of Topic
3:06 Examining the Topics
7:18 Understanding the Topics
9:41 Conclusion
Aristotle was the master of virtues.
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In this video, we start exploring this key work of Aristotle's Organon - the Categories. Working our way through chapters 1-4, we discuss the following topics: univocal, equivocal, and derivative terms; what can be predicated of, and what can be in a subject; genera, species, differentiae, and predication; and finally, the list of the 10 categories.
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Few individuals have influenced the world and many of today’s thinkers like Plato. He created the first Western university and was teacher to Ancient Greece’s greatest minds, including Aristotle. But even he wasn’t perfect. Along with his great ideas, Plato had a few that haven’t exactly stood the test of time. Wisecrack gives a brief rundown of a few of Plato’s best and worst ideas.
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"Topics" by Aristotle is a work that outlines methods for constructing arguments and debating ideas through a system of logical inquiry using propositions and predications, categorized into different 'topics' or themes.
LEIBNIZ LECTURE of the AUSTRIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Under the patronage of UNESCO - Austrian National Commission
Invited Speaker for 2023: Demetra Sfendoni-Mentzou
Title of the speech:
"Aristotle's Dynamic Philosophy of Nature and its Relevance Today"
November 16, 2023
WELCOME
Ulrike Diebold / Vice-President of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Claudia Isep / Deputy Secretary General of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO
INTRODUCTION AND MODERATION OF Q&A:
Herta Nagl-Docekal /Austrian Academy of Sciences and University of Vienna
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Theatersaal
Sonnenfelsgasse 19
1010 Vienna
The LEIBNIZ LECTURES as part of the Academy Lectures of the OeAW refer to the fact that Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz presented the Emperor with the first plans for a “Society of Sciences in Vienna” during his work in Vienna from 1712 to 1714. Scholars who have achieved international recognition, not just within their discipline, and their research demonstrates the differentiation potential of philosophy, both for interdisciplinary understanding and for dealing with publicly relevant issues of the present.
ABSTRACT
Aristotle’s Philosophy of Nature has been underestimated for centuries. His Physics was considered by the protagonists of the “Scientific Revolution” as a sterile system; the idea that there is no place for an Aristotelian perspective in Science was, subsequently, reinforced by the development of Newtonian Mechanics. Against this traditional view, I will try to show, that Aristotle’s conception of Nature is one of his most fruitful ideas, and that the insights gained from Aristotle’s work are becoming increasingly relevant to contemporary Science. I will, further, argue, that, in light of the impressive discoveries in numerous fields of science, especially in Physics, a closer look at Aristotle’s work will reveal that the Stageirite has built a dynamic model of nature, which is much closer than Newtonian Physics to the new scientific image of Nature emerging today. At the same time, Aristotle’s insights on the interrelation of all disciplines and the unity of knowledge can strengthen the growing need for a re-unification of the various sciences through an interdisciplinary approach.
Comparing Plato and Aristotle: Understanding Their Philosophical Differences
In this video, we delve into the fascinating world of Ancient Greek philosophy and explore the contrasting views of two of its most renowned thinkers: Plato and Aristotle. We explore their differing views on Idealism and Realism, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Politics, Knowledge, Reality, Dualism, Ontology, Virtue, Reason, Perception, Forms, Substance, Teleology, and Rationalism. By examining their philosophical differences, we gain a deeper understanding of the ideas that shaped Western philosophy and continue to influence our thinking today. Join us on this journey of philosophical discovery and explore the wisdom of the ancients through the eyes of two of history's most brilliant minds: Plato and Aristotle.
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The Topics (Greek: Τοπικά; Latin:Topica) is the name given to one of Aristotle's six works on logic collectively known as the Organon:
The Topics constitutes Aristotle's treatise on the art of dialectic—the invention and discovery of arguments in which the propositions rest upon commonly held opinions or endoxa (ἔνδοξα in Greek).Topoi (τόποι) are "places" from which such arguments can be discovered or invented.
What is a "topic"?
In his treatise on the Topics, Aristotle does not explicitly define a topos, though it is "at least primarily a strategy for argument not infrequently justified or explained by a principle." He characterises it in the Rhetoric thus: "I call the same thing element and topos; for an element or a topos is a heading under which many enthymemes fall." By element, he means a general form under which enthymemes of the same type can be included. Thus, the topos is a general argument source, from which the individual arguments are instances, and is a sort of template from which many individual arguments can be constructed. The word τόπος (tópos, literally "place, location") is also related to the ancient memory method of "loci", by which things to be remembered are recollected by mentally connecting them with successive real or imagined places.
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