Function, Intuition and Ends in Aristotle's Ethics

This essay attempts to show why deliberation is not of ends for Aristotle, not only because deliberation is concerned with means, but because ends are grasped by wish. Such wishing, I argue, is a form of rational intuition that is non-discursive and analogous to seeing and therefore not at all like...

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主要作者: Majithia, Roopen N. (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2006
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2006, 卷: 9, 發布: 2, Pages: 187-200
Further subjects:B Contemplation
B wish
B Function
B Deliberation
B Nicomachean Ethics
B 直覺
B Ends
B Aristotle
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總結:This essay attempts to show why deliberation is not of ends for Aristotle, not only because deliberation is concerned with means, but because ends are grasped by wish. Such wishing, I argue, is a form of rational intuition that is non-discursive and analogous to seeing and therefore not at all like the discursive thought involved in deliberation. Such a reading also helps shed light on the nature of contemplation and therefore on happiness in Aristotle.
ISSN:1572-8447
Contains:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-006-9015-9