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There was a time in the Christian past when education was
not complete until Aristotle was studied. It was believed by Christian
men that the famous Greek, or "The Philosopher" as they called him, had
things figured out quite well. In fact, the old Jesuits required
that their instructors "not depart from Aristotle in matters of
importance".
The Academy teaches the full course of
classical philosophy in four years.
COURSE DETAILS
Philosophy I: Logic
Students are guided through Aristotle's
Logic, including Prior and Posterior Analytics and
On Interpretation. In this course, students learn
demonstrative reasoning, as opposed to the dialectical reasoning studied
in
Dialectic.
Philosophy II: Physics
Student read Aristotle's Physics along with
St. Thomas Aquinas' On the Principles of Nature. This
course provides students with a philosophical approach to natural
science that was enjoyed by most of the men we learn about in science
textbooks (i.e., they weren't trained in modern science classes).
Philosophy III: Metaphysics
Students are guided through Aristotle's
Metaphysics in the study of God and Being from a philosophical
perspective.
Philosophy IV: Ethics
Students are guided through Aristotle's
Nichomachean Ethics. This course is taught alongside
Scholastic Theology,
where many of the topics are treated from a theological perspective. |
