Detalles del libro
In defending the unity and coherence of the Ethics, Lear argues that, in Aristotle's view, we may act for the sake of an end not just by instrumentally bringing it about but also by approximating it. She then argues that, for Aristotle, the excellent rational activity of moral virtue is an approximation of theoretical contemplation.
Thus, the happiest person chooses moral virtue as an approximation of contemplation in practical life. Richardson Lear bolsters this interpretation by examining three moral virtues--courage, temperance, and greatness of soul--and the way they are fine. Elegantly written and rigorously argued, this is a major contribution to our understanding of a central issue in Aristotle's moral philosophy.
- Encuadernación Otros
- Autor/es Richardson Lear, Gabriel
- ISBN13 9780691114668
- ISBN10 0691114668
- Páginas 235
- Año de Edición 2004
Happy lives and the higuest good: an essay on Aristotles's "Nichomachean ethics"
- Autor/a Gabriel Richardson Lear
- Editorial PRINCETON
- ISBN 9780691114668