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Philosopher’s Theoretical Life vs. Auto-deification? Possible readings of Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics”, book X.

open access: yesAnaliza i Egzystencja, 2017
This is a continuation of “Rational vs. Mystical Readings of Aristotle’s Nous Poietikos. Introduction to the Subject and Overview of Central Positions” where I gave a synopsis of the readings of nous poietikos. I ordered them by introducing a division
Sonia Kamińska
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In search of true friendship

open access: yesKriterion, 2008
The present text proposes a discussion on the concept of true friendship. The argument is grounded mostly on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Owen Flanagan's ethics as human ecology, and on contemporary authors' works about the Greek philosopher's concept
Luciana Karine de Souza
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La skholé aristotélica como condición de la excelencia humana

open access: yesPensamiento. Revista de Investigación e Información Filosófica, 2018
The proposal to deal with the scholḗ understood simply as ‘free time’ must start with two questions: free time of which kind of activities? and free time for what kind of activities? Aristotle’s exposition tries to answer both questions.
Margarita Mauri
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Murdering, robbing and fornicating: moral absolutes in Aristotle

open access: yesPraxis Filosófica, 2018
In book II of Nicomachean Ethics (NE), Aristotle mentions 6 cases for which the formula ‘virtue is the mid-term’ doesn’t apply, i.e., 3 actions and 3 passions where it is impossible to think about a correct mode to execute them, actions and ...
Leonardo Ramos Umaña
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Cavell's Perfectionism and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

open access: yesPhilosophical Inquiries
This article offers a rereading of the Nicomachean Ethics in light of the moral perfectionism outlined by Stanley Cavell in Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome (1990) and Cities of Words (2004). In the first part, after clarifying possible misunderstandings related to the idea of “perfectionism” and presenting Cavell’s perfectionist or “Emersonian ...
Babbiotti, Paolo, Torrente, Luca
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Natural Justice and the Best Regime in Aristotle

open access: yesIdeas y Valores, 2012
Aristotle states that although political regimes vary from place to place, only one is by nature the best regime possible anywhere. The article analyzes some of the problems deriving from this statement, in order to show that the diversity of political ...
Joaquín García Huidobro
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Virtue Ethics in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

open access: yesJournal of Human Sciences, 2011
People have always been in pursuit of moral values and right conduct since the beginning of the mankind. However, leading an honest and earnest life is not an easy task. Aristotle, one of the greatest philosophers in history, argues that virtue is a habit which can be learned and gained through practice.
Küçükuysal, Bahadır, Beyhan, Erhan
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