Aristotle''s Practical Epistemology

Arguing that Aristotle shows us that ethical knowledge can be highly systematic without being detached from practice, Jagannathan's book sheds new light on an influential text and on our understanding of ethical theory.

List of contents

• Introduction


• Chapter 1: Deflationism about Practical Knowledge


• Chapter 2: Ethical Experience in the Nicomachean Ethics


• Chapter 3: The Nature of the Virtues of Thought


• Chapter 4: Practical Understanding and Ethical Science


• Chapter 5: Knowledge of Practical Universals


• Chapter 6: Political Wisdom

About the author

Dhananjay Jagannathan was trained in classics and philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin; Balliol College, Oxford; St John's College, Cambridge; and the University of Chicago, where he received his PhD in 2017. He previously taught at Dartmouth College and has been on the faculty of Columbia University since 2017. His articles have appeared in Philosophy & Literature, Apeiron, Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, and Ergo. [He is currently Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Director of Graduate Studies of the Classical Studies Program, at Columbia University.]

Summary

Arguing that Aristotle shows us that ethical knowledge can be highly systematic without being detached from practice, Jagannathan's book sheds new light on an influential text and on our understanding of ethical theory.

Product details

• Authors: Dhananjay Jagannathan, Dhananjay ( Jagannathan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.02.2025
• EAN: 9780197781487
• ISBN: 978-0-19-778148-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge