#159 Aristotle: The World's Greatest Philosopher?

#159 Aristotle: The World's Greatest Philosopher?

From Within Reason by Alex J O'Connor

June 25, 2026 · 1h 24m

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In this episode, Alex J O'Connor discusses the significance of Aristotle's philosophy with guest John Sellars.

Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase). For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com . John Sellars is a Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, a visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a Member of Wolfson College, Oxford. His books include Lessons in Stoicism, The Fourfold Remedy, Aristotle and his work has been translated into over a dozen languages. Get John Sellars' books here . TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) What’s So Great About Aristotle? (03:06) Actuality and Potentiality (12:59) Forms: Aristotle vs Plato (20:02) The Four Causes (25:16) Evolution and Final Causation (29:40) Did Aristotle Believe In God? (32:38) The Unmoved Mover (38:58) The Soul (Is Not What You Might Think) (48:51) How Aristotle Invented Formal Logic (55:54) The Nicomachean Ethics (01:15:56) Ethics as Descriptive (01:21:04) Where To Start With Aristotle CONNECT: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram…

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Organizations: Royal Holloway, University of London, King's College London, Wolfson College, Oxford

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Books & works: Lessons in Stoicism, The Fourfold Remedy, Aristotle

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