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Revaluing Ethics - Aristotle's Dialectical Pedagogy

Inglese · Copertina rigida

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Revaluing Ethics criticizes the notion that the Nicomachean Ethics is a moral textbook written for an indeterminate audience. Rather, Smith argues that the Ethics is a pedagogy and so must be read in light of the demands imposed by teaching and learning about politics in a tradition. Smith claims that the Ethics initially seeks common ground with ambitious, virile young citizens of ancient city-states who valorize honorable action and competition. Their love of honor can be a spur to virtue, but the competitive character of its pursuit also leads to despotic and factional politics. The drama of the Ethics lies in the dialectical engagement and transformation of a valorization of prestige and power. Aristotle shows how these commitments are paradoxically sterile when pursued in practice. In turn, Aristotle's strategy for reforming political life is to argue for the reorientation of his audience's desires away from the non-shareable external goods of political power and honor to shareable good. His strategy for reforming personal life is to argue for the reorientation of his audience's desires away from honor to a love of contemplation.

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Thomas W. Smith is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Villanova University.


Riassunto

Challenges influential interpretations of Aristotelian ethical and political philosophy.

Dettagli sul prodotto

Autori Thomas W Smith, Thomas W. Smith
Editore State University of New York Press
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Copertina rigida
Pubblicazione 01.11.2001
 
EAN 9780791451410
ISBN 978-0-7914-5141-0
Pagine 339
Dimensioni 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
Peso 581 g
Illustrazioni Total Illustrations: 0
Serie SUNY Series in Ancient Greek P
Suny Ancient Greek Philosophy
SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy
Categoria Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione

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