Aristotelian Notions of Human Nature and Social Order
Aristotle's philosophy emphasizes the importance of cultivating virtues and living in accordance with reason for achieving eudaimonia, or a life of happiness and fulfillment.
Metaphysics
Aristotle's Politics: A Source of Enduring Principles
An accessible guide to key arguments and concepts, explaining how a philosophical view emerged, what it claims, and why it matters today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Concept of Happiness and Virtue
Aristotle's concept of happiness as an activity of the soul, achieved through virtue cultivation, emphasizing reason, contemplation, and moral intellectual virtues.
The Concept of Individuality in Aristotle's Philosophy
Aristotle's view on individuality emphasizes both diversity and unity, highlighting the body and rational soul as key components.
The Tripartite Soul: A Study of Aristotle's Conception
An exploration of Aristotle's concept of the tripartite soul, its development in his Nicomachean Ethics, and its ongoing influence on Western philosophical thought.
Aristotle's Doctrine of the Soul: Form, Unity, and Organization
An accessible guide to key arguments and concepts, explaining how Aristotle's doctrine of the soul emerged, what it claims, and why it matters today.
The Hierarchy of the Human Psyche: Soul and Mind in Ancient Philosophy
Exploring ancient philosophical debates about the distinction between soul and mind, and their implications for understanding human existence.
The Concept of Immortality in Aristotle's Philosophy
Exploring Aristotle's concept of immortality in ancient Greek philosophy
The Concept of the Unmoved Mover
An introduction to Aristotle's concept of the Unmoved Mover, its relationship to his metaphysics, and implications for human action.
The Concept of God in Aristotle's Metaphysics
A comprehensive guide exploring Aristotle's concept of God as an abstract, unmoved cause, challenged by the introduction of the unmoved movers and their implications for understanding reality.
The Unmoved Mover: Aristotle's Argument for the Existence of God
Aristotle's argument for the existence of God based on the Unmoved Mover concept, exploring its significance in understanding reality and God's nature.
The Doctrine of Matter and Form in Aristotle
Aristotle's central concept of matter and form explains how things change and develop through the addition of form to potential matter.
The Unity and Particularity of Form
Aristotle's theory of form as a universal concept applicable to all instances of a particular entity, with implications for reality, knowledge, and epistemology.