Reading Aristotle's Text
Dive deep into the original words of Aristotle with Reading Aristotle’s Text, a podcast that brings the ancient Greek philosopher’s writings to life. Each episode features a clear reading of Aristotle’s Greek text, followed immediately by an oral English translation, making the original meaning accessible while preserving the flavor of the original language. Produced and hosted by Wenqi Li, a PhD in ancient Greek philosophy, this podcast offers both students and enthusiasts a unique opportunity...
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Episodes (108)
EN 1101a22-28 The fortunes of descendents and friends have some influences on ha...
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EN 1101a14-22 Happiness is an end and complete in every way
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EN 1101a6-13 The happy person will not be changed by luck easily
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EN 1100b35-1101a6 The good and wise person bears luck with grace
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EN 1100b33-35 No one of the blessed is miserable (musical reading)
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EN 1100b22-33 The great lucky things do affect the happiness
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EN 1100b18-22 The happy person bears luck most appropriately
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EN 1100b7-17 Happiness is stable
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ΕΝ 1100a31-b7 Luck does not make one happy or miserable
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EN 1100a21-20 A puzzle about whether the sufferings of the descendants can affec...
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EN 1100a14-21 Can children's fame and misfortunes affect a dead parent's happine...
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EN 1100a10-14 Only the dead is happy?
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EN 1100a5-9 Happiness requires complete life
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EN 1099b32-1100a5 Child is not happy because of lack of complete virtue
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EN 1099b25-32 The end of politics is to make citizens good
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EN 1099b18-25 Happiness is not acquired because of luck but because of virtue
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EN 1099b11-18 Happiness is divine and blessed
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EN 1099a9-11 A puzzle about how happiness is acquired
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EN 1099a31-b8 External goods are also needed to be happy
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EN 1099a21-31 Happiness is what is best, noblest and most pleasant
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EN 1099a7-20 Actions in accord with virtue are pleasant
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EN 1098b31-1099a7 The ultimate good is activity rather than state
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EN 1098b20-31 The function argument is in harmony with endoxa
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EN 1098b9-20 External goods and goods about the soul
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EN 1098a34-b8 The studies of principles are not the same in all cases
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EN 1098a20-33 Sketch the good in outline
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EN 1098a16-20 The human good is the activity of the soul in accord with the best...
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EN 1097b33-1098a15 Function argument
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EN 1097b22-33 There is a work of human being
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EN 1097b6-21 Happiness is self-sufficient
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Pleasure, honor and virtue are chosen for the sake of happiness
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EN 1097a24-34 Happiness is the most complete end
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EN 1097a15-24 The good at issue is the ultimate end
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EN 1096b35-1097a14 The knowledge of the form of the good has no benefits to acti...
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EN 1096b26-35 The good at issue is practical good
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EN 1096b16-26 The good is not something common under one Form
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EN 1096b5-16 The good things are said in two ways
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EN 1096a34-b5 No difference between a thing and a thing itself in definition
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EN 1096a29-34 There are many sciences even of things under one category
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EN 1096a23-29 The Good has many senses
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EN 1096a17-23 No common Form in different categories
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EN 1096a11-17 Truth is more preferable than friends.
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EN 1096a4-10 The life of money-making is not happy
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EN 1095b30-1096a4 Even virtue is not happiness
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EN 1095b22-30 The decent and practical people think happiness is honor
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EN 1095b14-22 Many people think happiness is pleasure
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EN 1095b4-13 Listen to Hesiod
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EN 1095a30-b4 Arguments from principles and to principles are different
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EN 1095a20-30 People disagree on what happiness is
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EN 1095a14-20 The aim of political science is happiness
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