http://eigenstate.seventh-sin.org/index.php/archives/83 with one hand waving free Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:04:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://eigenstate.seventh-sin.org/index.php/archives/83/comment-page-1#comment-345 Colby Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:14:48 +0000 http://eigenstate.seventh-sin.org/?p=83#comment-345 I've used the opening of this film in my Introduction to Philosophy course to illustrate themes from Aristotle. The key moment for me is when the ape-man grasps the bone, looks at it, and experiences a sudden dawning realization. I take this to be the kind of relation between subject and object that Aristotle identifies with power, logic, and insight - the core of the human advancement over animal instinct. I've used the opening of this film in my Introduction to Philosophy course to illustrate themes from Aristotle. The key moment for me is when the ape-man grasps the bone, looks at it, and experiences a sudden dawning realization. I take this to be the kind of relation between subject and object that Aristotle identifies with power, logic, and insight - the core of the human advancement over animal instinct.

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