Hegel argues that Aristotle's central and invaluable insights into phenomena of life, growth, and purpose were so thoroughly distorted by the influence of Christianity as to be essentially lost to the Western intellectual tradition until his own time. Heidegger goes yet further, describing Aristotle as "the last of the great philosophers who had eyes to see and ... the energy to force inquiry back to the phenomena and to the seen and to mistrust from the ground up all wild and windy speculations, no matter how close to the heart of common sense." In this class, we pursue the task of disclosing Aristotle's inquiry by focusing on Physics, Metaphysics, and On the Soul. The course will be conducted as a seminar. Required writing will involve short weekly or bi-weekly papers for the first eight weeks of the course, and an extensive term paper. Evaluation will be based on the required writing and on participation in discussion. Prerequisite: Philosophy 102 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limit: 15 (expected: 5-15). Preference given to majors and prospective majors in Philosophy and Classics.