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Ethical Method In Aristotle: Setting Out The Phainomena, Daniel T. Devereux
Ethical Method In Aristotle: Setting Out The Phainomena, Daniel T. Devereux
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
My chief objective here is the task of setting out and clarifying the data that we need to consider in giving an account of Aristotle's method in ethics. These data are more complex than is usually supposed. I argue that it may be quite misleading to speak of the method of endoxa as the dialectical method, and that it is a mistake to think that there are close parallels between this method and the concept of dialectic discussed in the Topics.
Eudemian Ethical Method, Lawrence J. Jost
Eudemian Ethical Method, Lawrence J. Jost
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
Are there any distinctive contributions that the EE, as opposed to the NE, makes to the study of ethical method? The fact that the Eudemian environment is particularly hospitable to endoxic method by comparison with the NE is surely worthy of note, even extended examination. We look first at undoubtedly NE passages for methodological remarks, noting how spare such as can be found really are when compared with undoubtedly EE material. Eventually we shall be in position to suggest that it is the EE and not the NE which must be given the credit for containing the fullest account of …