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From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle

2017 Medical
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Book Synopsis From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle by : Mariska Leunissen

Download or read book From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle written by Mariska Leunissen. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses Aristotle's biological views about 'natural character traits' and their importance for moral development. It provides a new, comprehensive account of the physiological underpinnings of moral development and shows that the biological account of natural character provides the conceptual and ideological foundation for Aristotle's ethical views about habituation.

From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle

2017-07-07 Philosophy
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Book Synopsis From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle by : Mariska Leunissen

Download or read book From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle written by Mariska Leunissen. This book was released on 2017-07-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle discusses Aristotle's biological views about character and the importance of what he calls 'natural character traits' for the development of moral virtue as presented in his ethical treatises. The aim is to provide a new, comprehensive account of the physiological underpinnings of moral development and thereby to show, first, that Aristotle's ethical theories do not exhaust his views about character as has traditionally been assumed, and, second, that his treatment of natural character in the biological treatises provides the conceptual and ideological foundation for his views about habituation as developed in his ethics. Author Mariska Leunissen takes seriously Aristotle's--often ignored--claim that nature is one of the factors through which men become 'good and capable of fine deeds'. Part I ('The Physiology of Natural Character') analyzes, in three chapters, Aristotle's notion of natural character as it is developed in the biological treatises and its role in moral development, especially as it affects women and certain 'barbarians'-groups who are typically left out of accounts of Aristotle's ethics. Leunissen also discuss its relevance for our understanding of physiognomical ideas in Aristotle. Part II ('The Physiology of Moral Development) explores the psychophysical changes in body and soul one is required to undergo in the process of acquiring moral virtues. It includes a discussion of Aristotle's eugenic views, of his identification of habituation as a form of human perfection, and of his claims about the moral deficiencies of women that link them to his beliefs about their biological imperfections.

The Virtue of Aristotle's Ethics

2009-04-27 History
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Release : 2009-04-27
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Virtue of Aristotle's Ethics by : Paula Gottlieb

Download or read book The Virtue of Aristotle's Ethics written by Paula Gottlieb. This book was released on 2009-04-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text looks at Aristotle's claims, particularly the much-maligned doctrine of the mean.

Aristotle's Ethics

2011-10-20 Philosophy
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Release : 2011-10-20
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Aristotle's Ethics by : Hope May

Download or read book Aristotle's Ethics written by Hope May. This book was released on 2011-10-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is devoted to the topic of human happiness. Yet, although Aristotle's conception of happiness is central to his whole philosophical project, there is much controversy surrounding it. Hope May offers a new interpretation of Aristotle's account of happiness - one which incorporates Aristotle's views about the biological development of human beings. May argues that the relationship amongst the moral virtues, the intellectual virtues, and happiness, is best understood through the lens of developmentalism. On this view, happiness emerges from the cultivation of a number of virtues that are developmentally related. May goes on to show how contemporary scholarship in psychology, ethical theory and legal philosophy signals a return to Aristotelian ethics. Specifically, May shows how a theory of motivation known as Self-Determination Theory and recent research on goal attainment have deep affinities to Aristotle's ethical theory. May argues that this recent work can ground a contemporary virtue theory that acknowledges the centrality of autonomy in a way that captures the fundamental tenets of Aristotle's ethics.

Moral Virtue and Nature

2008-04-10 Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Moral Virtue and Nature by : Stephen R. Brown

Download or read book Moral Virtue and Nature written by Stephen R. Brown. This book was released on 2008-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What make someone a good human being? Is there an objective answer to this question, an answer that can be given in naturalistic terms? For ages philosophers have attempted to develop some sort of naturalistic ethics. Against ethical naturalism, however, notable philosophers have contended that such projects are impossible, due to the existence of some sort of 'gap' between facts and values. Others have suggested that teleology, upon which many forms of ethical naturalism depend, is an outdated metaphysical concept. This book argues that a good human being is one who has those traits the possession of which enables someone to achieve those ends natural to beings like us. Thus, the answer to the question of what makes a good human being is given in terms both objective and naturalistic. The author shows that neither 'is-ought' gaps, nor objections concerning teleology pose insurmountable problems for naturalistic virtue ethics. This work is a much needed contribution to the ongoing debate about ethical theory and ethical virtue.

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