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Resolving The Tension In Aristotle's Ethic: The Balance Between Naturalism And Responsibility, David E.W. Fenner
Resolving The Tension In Aristotle's Ethic: The Balance Between Naturalism And Responsibility, David E.W. Fenner
David E. W. Fenner
...It is clear that there exists in the history of ethics the problem that naturalist systems of ethics frequently fall prey to the entailment of behavioral determinism. If this occurs, it robs the ethic of doing any real work. Instead of proscribing correct and incorrect action, or allowing those considering the situation and activity to meaningfully assign praise or blame, the naive naturalist ethic functions only as a psychological thesis: that one will behave according to whatever psychological or mechanical program one is informed by.The question of this paper was whether Aristotle's system falls prey to such a difficulty given …
"A Companion To Aristotle" Review, Julie Ponesse
"A Companion To Aristotle" Review, Julie Ponesse
Julie E Ponesse
No abstract provided.
Aristotle And The Unity And Diversity Of Life (Project Description), Devin Henry
Aristotle And The Unity And Diversity Of Life (Project Description), Devin Henry
Devin Henry
No abstract provided.
"Techne In Aristotle's Ethics: Crafting The Moral Life" Review, Julie E. Ponesse
"Techne In Aristotle's Ethics: Crafting The Moral Life" Review, Julie E. Ponesse
Julie E Ponesse
No abstract provided.
Aristotle's Pluralistic Realism, Devin Henry
Aristotle's Pluralistic Realism, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
In this paper I explore Aristotle’s views on natural kinds and the compatibility of pluralism and realism, a topic that has generated considerable interest among contemporary philosophers. I argue that, when it came to zoology, Aristotle denied that there is only one way of organizing the diversity of the living world into natural kinds that will yield a single, unified system of classification. Instead, living things can be grouped and regrouped into various cross-cutting kinds on the basis of objective similarities and differences in ways that subserve the explanatory context. Since the explanatory aims of zoology are diverse and variegated, …
Aristotle’S Pluralistic Realism, Devin Henry
Aristotle’S Pluralistic Realism, Devin Henry
Devin Henry
In this paper I explore Aristotle’s views on natural kinds and the compatibility of pluralism and realism, a topic that has generated considerable interest among contemporary philosophers. I argue that, when it came to zoology, Aristotle denied that there is only one way of organizing the diversity of the living world into natural kinds that will yield a single, unified system of classification. Instead, living things can be grouped and regrouped into various cross-cutting kinds on the basis of objective similarities and differences in ways that subserve the explanatory context. Since the explanatory aims of zoology are diverse and variegated, …
"Flourishing And Synthesis" (Review Essay), Allen P. Mendenhall
"Flourishing And Synthesis" (Review Essay), Allen P. Mendenhall
Allen Mendenhall
Edward W. Younkins's book, Flourishing and Happiness in a Free Society, is a welcome contribution to individualist thought. Focusing on Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, and Murray Rothbard, Younkins demonstrates the compatibility of Aristotelian liberalism, Objectivism, and Austrian Economics. Younkins suggests that synthesizing these philosophies will lead to human flourishing and happiness. These philosophies share certain general principles that can serve as moral bases for political action.