Aristotle: A Sketch of his Thought and Legacy

Join us for the Estia lecture presented by Dr Graeme Miles on Aristotle the Prince of Philosophers.

LECTURE SYNOPSIS

Aristotle (384-322 BC) was the most famous student of Plato. In the course of a productive and influential life, he moved from the philosophy of his teacher to highly original and influential positions of his own, contributing to an astonishing range of enquiries. For centuries his work in biology and physics, as well as in logic and metaphysics, rhetoric and the study of literature, exerted a profound influence in its original Greek, and also through its translations into other languages, especially Latin and Arabic.

This lecture will give a sketch of Aristotle's ways of reasoning in some of these fields and a little of the vast influence which he has exerted.

ABOUT DR GRAEME MILLS

Graeme completed his undergraduate study and PhD at the University of Western Australia. Following his doctorate he was an Asialink writer in residence based at the University of Madras, then a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Ghent, Belgium (2007), before returning to teach at UWA in early 2008. He moved to the University of Tasmania in second semester 2008. Graeme is now the senior lecturer in classics.

ABOUT THE VENUE

Location: The Greek Club, level 1, 67-69 Federal St, North Hobart. This is the centre building within the Greek Community of Tasmania complex.

Time: commencing at 6pm.

Accessibility: this venue is only accessible by stairs.

Cost: free.

This event is a part of the Estia Greek Festival program for 2026.