Major thanks to www.philosophicalmisadventures.com for helping me put this slideshow together for my Core Humanities class in 2011.

1. Kendra Wilson
CH 201

2. Aristotle on the Brain
 writes in On Sleep and
Aristotle
Sleeplessness, that the brain’s
function is to keep the blood
cool.
And,
Snot is actually mucus created
by your brain to cool your
blood.
Then,
If the brain overheats because
there is too much blood to cool,
you fall asleep and have a
dream.

3. Plato on Women

In the Republic, Plato
admirably states that women
should be educated and could
reach any height within
society.
But then,
In the Republic, he also states
that women are the weaker of
the two sexes.
And,
In Timaeus, Plato asserts that
women are the reincarnation
of cowardly and unrighteous
men.

4. Aristotle on Women

In The Politics, Aristotle states this about
women: “the male is by nature superior,
and the female inferior; and the one rules,
and the other is ruled.”
And,
He goes on to state that women are ruled
for their own good. Just like a tamed
animal.
Get this…
He states that women are colder than
men, therefore less perfect. He also states
that because women are unable to
produce semen (which he says contains a
full human being), women are defective
by nature.

5. Aristotle on gravity

According to Aristotle, objects fell to
the ground because they wanted to
return to their beginnings where
they could be with other like objects.
And,
Heavier objects fall faster than light
object. An object 2x as heavy as
another object will fall to the ground
in the time it takes the other object to
make it half way down.
But,
He obviously never tested this
theory, because it is without a
doubt, 100% wrong. “I’m coming home!!!” says
(Thanks, Galileo) the rock.

6. Pythagoras on Beans

Reasons to avoid beans as
theorized by Aristotle:
 They disrupt mental
peace by producing
flatulence.
 They look like genitals.
 A chewed bean placed in
the sun smells like semen.

7. Aristotle on Bison Poop

In one of Aristotle’s History of
Animals, he writes that as a
defensive measure, Bison shoot their
excrement up to eight yards to ward
off threats.
And,
They shoot their poop all around
themselves to form a circle before
giving birth.
What the…?
Turns out that Aristotle was fooled
by a drunken huntsman who gave
him this misinformation.
GOTCHA!

8. Sources

 http://www.philosophicalmisadventures.com/?p=3
0
 http://www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/y6704
.html
 http://users.ucom.net/~vegan/beans.htm
 http://ibeam.kennesaw.edu/Student%20Content/F
orces%20Module/Acceleration-
Gravity%20Lab/Acceleration%20Due%20to%20Grav
ity.pdf

9. The End!
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Questions?