Schedule of Readings for Philosophy 410/510 Medieval Aristotelianism Spring 2011

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1 Schedule of Readings for Philosophy 410/510 Medieval Aristotelianism Spring 2011 To pic # Date Topic Main Reading Where to Find Main Reading Introduction and Syllabus 1 Wed, Jan 19 2 Mon, Jan 24 3 Wed, Jan 26 Aristotle s logic and the problem of universals Aristotle s physics and four problems: the continuity or atomicity of place, time, and motion, the eternity of the world, the existence of an unmoved mover, and projectile motion Aristotle, Categories 1-5, On Interpretation 1-7, Topics I, 8-9 Aristotle, Physics, Book I, Chapters 7-9; Book II; Book VI; Book VII, Chapter 1; Book VIII, Chapter 1; and Book VIII, Chapter 10. Note: Chapter 10 of Book VIII has been added since the original list. Optional Reading Where to Find Optional Reading 4 Mon, Jan 31 5 Wed, 2 Aristotle s theory that the Earth is at rest in the center of the universe (the All ) ( geocentrism ) Aristotle s theory of animal physiology Aristotle, On the Heavens, Book I; and Book II, Chapters Aristotle, On Youth, Old Age, Life, Death, and Online text at

2 6 Mon, 7 7 Wed, 9 8 Mon, 14 9 Wed, 16 Aristotle s theory of mind (intellect) Aristotle s theory of God Ptolemaic astronomy (its Aristotelian cosmological presuppositions) Galenic medicine (the respects in which his theory of health, the theory of humoral balance, is indebted to Aristotle) Respiration Aristotle, On the Soul, Book III, Chapters 4-13 (end) Aristotle, Metaphysics Book XII (Lambda), Chapters 6-7 Ptolemy, Almagest Book I Galen, The best doctor is also a philosopher, and Mixtures, Books I and III the URL below: Mc Keon ECR for PHL 229 (pp. 5-15) 10 Wed, Porphyry and Boethius on Spade, Five Texts on the from Michael J, Crowe, Theories of the World from Antiquity to the Copernican Revolution, Chapters 3-5. (This except also contains much of Ptolemy, Book I.) Galen: Selected Works, Translated by P. N. Singer, Introduction ; and Galen, To Thrasyboulos: is healthiness a part of medicine or part of gymnastics?; David C. Lindberg, The Science, Chapter 6, Greek and Roman Medicine posted )

3 23 11 Mon, Wed, 2 13 Mon, 7 14 Wed, 9 15 Mon, Wed, universals John Philoponus theory of projectile motion The theology/cosmology of Al- Farabi Mediaeval Problem of Universals, Porphyry and Boethius selections Richard Sorabji, Matter, Space, and Motion, Chapter 14, The theory of impetus or impressed force: Philoponus The Political Regime, Part I Islamic occasionalism Al- Ash ari, The Elucidation of Islam s Foundation, to Question Concerning the Imposition of Religious Obligations (p. 111) Avicenna s theory of medicine Avicenna, Canon of Medicine, pp required text ECR (listed for PHL 262) David C. Lindberg, The Science, Chapter 12, The Physics of the Sublunar Region. Fakhry, History of Islamic Philosophy, Chapters 2-4 Walter C. Klein, Introduction to The Elucidation of Islam s Foundation; Fakhry, Chapter 7 Lindberg, The Science, Medieval Medicine and Natural History. from optional text ; and from optional text

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The History and Philosophy of Astronomy

Astronomy 350L (Fall 2006) The History and Philosophy of Astronomy (Lecture 6: Middle Ages/Islam I) Instructor: Volker Bromm TA: Jarrett Johnson The University of Texas at Austin Medieval Astronomy and