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The Poetics of Aristotle, by Aristotle
www.amherst.eduNov 03, 2008 · Author: Aristotle Translator: S. H. Butcher Release Date: November 3, 2008 [EBook #1974] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK POETICS *** Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger THE POETICS OF ARISTOTLE By Aristotle A Translation By S. H. Butcher [Transcriber's …
4 Aristotle’s Function Argument - Harvard University
www.people.fas.harvard.eduAristotle opens his version of the argument with these words: Presumably, however, to say that happiness is the chief good seems a platitude, and a clearer account of what it is is still desired. This might perhaps be given, if we could first ascertain the function of man. For just as for a flute player, a sculptor, or any
ARISTOTLE - Library of Congress
catdir.loc.govAristotle. [Nicomachean ethics. English] Nicomachean ethics / Aristotle: translated and edited by Roger Crisp. p. cm. – (Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy) Includes index. isbn 0 521 63221 8 1. Ethics. i. Crisp, Roger, 1961– . ii. Title. iii. Series. b430.a5c7513 2000 171’.3 – dc21 99–36947 cip ISBN0 521 63221 8 hardback
Aristotle on Happiness - Pursuit Of Happiness
www.pursuit-of-happiness.orgAristotle on Happiness A Little Background Aristotle is one of the greatest thinkers in the history of western science and philosophy, making contributions to logic, metaphysics, mathematics, physics, biology, botany, ethics, politics, agriculture, medicine, dance and theatre. He was a student of Plato who in turn studied under Socrates.
Aristotle’s Cardinal Virtues - About the Society
www.society-for-philosophy-in-practice.orgAristotle believed that childhood training was a sine qua non for the full flowering of virtue but never sufficient in and of itself. Mature virtue is gained in adulthood when cognitive processes are developed enough to reflect on goals in life. Kraut (2007, p.6) summarizes this developmental process as follows:
Aristotle and the Good Life - About the Society
www.society-for-philosophy-in-practice.orgAristotle’s theory unfortunately rests largely on the notorious ‘function argument’, according to which everything in the universe had a purpose, dictated by the essential nature of a thing or creature: just like the purpose of an acorn was to develop into an oak tree, that of human
Aristotle and Democracy - Cambridge University Press
www.cambridge.orgAristotle lists, in order of preference, the good constitutions of monarchy, oligarchy J an d politeia (th e las t of which is sai to b hi preferre term for wha mor! Thuc . 3.2-5; 10-14 Cf A Lintott , Violence and Civil Strife in the Classical City (London 1982), pp. 105-6, 241.