Aristotle's Unity of Metaphysics and Ethics
Aristotle's metaphysical theories imply a deep connection between his views on ethics and the nature of reality, influencing the development of virtues and character traits in humans.
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The Concept of Happiness in Aristotle's Ethics
Exploring Aristotle's concept of eudaimonia as happiness and its implications for virtue development, habituation, and intellectual contemplation.
The Merits and Demerits of Aristotelian Ethics
An accessible guide to key arguments and concepts, explaining how Aristotelian ethical views emerged, what they claim, and why they matter today.
The Philosopher's Happiness
The concept of happiness in ancient Greek philosophy is explored through the ideas of philosophers such as Aristotle, who argued that living a life of reason leads to the development of virtues essential for achieving happiness.
Aristotle's Concept of Happiness
Aristotle's concept of happiness explores how virtuous activity and contemplation contribute to human flourishing.
The Nature of Pleasure in Human Experience
Exploring the concept of pleasure as it relates to human experience, emphasizing its connection to virtuous activities and reason-connected pleasure.
Aristotle's Theory of Pleasure
Aristotle's Theory of Pleasure explores the philosopher's views on pleasure, distinguishing it from happiness, and emphasizing moderate pleasures for achieving eudaimonia.
The Nature of Friendship in Aristotle's Ethics
Aristotle's Ethics explores the concept of friendship as an essential aspect of human relationships, distinguishing between perfect and imperfect friendships.
The Good of the Whole: A Philosophical Exploration
Exploring the fundamental question of ethics and politics, examining German thinkers' views on the relationship between state and individual morality.
Aristotle's Concept of Virtue: Means or End?
Aristotle's concept of virtue is explored as means or end to achieving human happiness, with intellectual and practical virtues playing distinct roles.
The Evolution of Virtue and Merit: A Philosophical Analysis
The Evolution of Virtue and Merit in Western Philosophy, from ancient Greek thought to Christian dogma
The Subordination of Ethics to Politics: An Aristotelian Perspective
Aristotle's Virtue Theory emphasizes context-dependent virtues related to one's role in society, influencing the relationship between ethics and politics.
The Evolution of Virtue: Stoic-Christian Ethics and the Challenge to Aristotelian Morality
An exploration of Stoic-Christian ethics, its evolution, key concepts, figures, and mechanisms that challenged Aristotelian morality.
Social Justice and the Distribution of Goods
Understanding the historical and philosophical roots of modern debates about social justice, including the concept of natural superiority versus meritocracy and the relationship between virtue ethics and social justice.
The Virtue of Magnanimity: A Study on Aristotelian Ethics
A study on Aristotelian ethics examining magnanimity, a virtue that is central to Aristotle's ethics.
The Magnanimous Man: A Study on Virtue and Character
A philosophical study on Aristotle's concept of magnanimity, exploring its relationship to virtue, character traits, and human flourishing.
The Natural Order of Relationships: Aristotle on Hierarchy and Obligation
An examination of Aristotle's philosophical thoughts on relationships and obligations, exploring his concept of the natural order and its implications for social hierarchy.
The Justice of Mastery and the Concept of Friendship
A philosophical exploration of justice in master-slave relationships, examining Aristotle's views on fairness, right conduct, and moral rectitude.
The Doctrine of the Golden Mean: A Study of Virtue
A comprehensive guide to Aristotle's concept of the golden mean, exploring its significance in virtue ethics and its evolution over time.
The Virtues of the Soul: Intellectual and Moral
Exploring the distinction between intellectual and moral virtues, their development through habituation, and the role of reason and passion in achieving virtue.