Aristotle''s Method in Ethics - Philosophy in Practice

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Nature of Aristotelian Philosophy: 1. Dialectical reasoning and the dialectical craft; 2. The enterprise of philosophy; 3. Aristotle's scientific and flexible philosophical method; Part II. Philosophy in Practice: 4. Method in the Eudemian Ethics; 5. Ethical precision and the practical necessity of epist¿m¿; 6. Facts, principles, and Aristotle's demonstrative ethical science; 7. Strategic flexibility in the Nicomachean Ethics; 8. The autonomy of ethics; Conclusion.

About the author

Joseph Karbowski is Visiting Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of Pittsburgh. He has published numerous articles on Aristotle's ethics, politics, epistemology, philosophy of science, and natural philosophy.

Summary

This book argues for a scientific interpretation of Aristotle's ethical method and takes an innovative approach toward understanding his conception of philosophy. It will interest readers working in the fields of philosophy, classics, political theory, history of ethics, and the relation between philosophy and science.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Karbowski, Joseph (University of Pittsburgh) Karbowski
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108411455
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41145-5
• No. of pages: 287
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500