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Aristotle on the Uses of Contemplation
Taschenbuch von Matthew D. Walker
Sprache: Englisch

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Reinterprets Aristotle's ethics and his views on philosophical contemplation regarding the concept of the good life, and takes a new approach by linking these topics with his wider scientific views on living organisms. The book will appeal to scholars and students of ancient philosophy, classics, political theory and religious studies.
Reinterprets Aristotle's ethics and his views on philosophical contemplation regarding the concept of the good life, and takes a new approach by linking these topics with his wider scientific views on living organisms. The book will appeal to scholars and students of ancient philosophy, classics, political theory and religious studies.
Über den Autor
Matthew D. Walker is Assistant Professor of Humanities (Philosophy) at Yale-NUS College. His work focuses on ancient Greek philosophy and cross-cultural ethical theory, and has been published in numerous leading journals.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. How can useless contemplation be central to the human good?; 2. Useless contemplation as an ultimate end; 3. The threptic basis of living; 4. Authoritative functions, ultimate ends, and the good for living organisms; 5. The utility question restated - and how not to address it; 6. The first wave: reason, desire, and threptic guidance in the harmonized soul; 7. The second wave: complete virtue and the utility of contemplation; 8. The third wave: from contemplating the divine to understanding the human good; 9. The anatomy of Aristotelian virtue; 10. Some concluding reflections.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781108431323
ISBN-10: 1108431321
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Walker, Matthew D.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Matthew D. Walker
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.01.2020
Gewicht: 0,399 kg
Artikel-ID: 117929223
Über den Autor
Matthew D. Walker is Assistant Professor of Humanities (Philosophy) at Yale-NUS College. His work focuses on ancient Greek philosophy and cross-cultural ethical theory, and has been published in numerous leading journals.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. How can useless contemplation be central to the human good?; 2. Useless contemplation as an ultimate end; 3. The threptic basis of living; 4. Authoritative functions, ultimate ends, and the good for living organisms; 5. The utility question restated - and how not to address it; 6. The first wave: reason, desire, and threptic guidance in the harmonized soul; 7. The second wave: complete virtue and the utility of contemplation; 8. The third wave: from contemplating the divine to understanding the human good; 9. The anatomy of Aristotelian virtue; 10. Some concluding reflections.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781108431323
ISBN-10: 1108431321
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Walker, Matthew D.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Matthew D. Walker
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.01.2020
Gewicht: 0,399 kg
Artikel-ID: 117929223
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