Reading Aristotle's Ethics: Virtue, Rhetoric and Political Philosophy

168 Pages·1996·3.59 MB·English

by  Aristide Tessitore

READING
ARISTOTLE�S
ETHICS
VIRTUREH,E TORIC,
AND
POLITICPAHLI LOSOPHY
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xiii
Introcdtuion 1
CivViicrt uaen Pdh ilosophy 2
TheRh etoriDcimael nsioofEn t hiDciaslc ourse 4
Interpretative Approach 6
ChaptOenre TheA udienocfthe e EthiBcoso,kI 9
ThEe thiinCc osn text 9
PhilosoRpehaidcio nftg hsEe t hics 10
PoliRteiacdailo nftg hsEe t hics 13
AristloeDt'usa Alu dience 15
ThUes efulI mpreciosfBi ooonIk 20
ChaptTewro TheV irtuBeoso,k IsI -VI 25
ThDeo ctroinfEe t hiVciartlu e 25
AscetnoMt a gnanimity 28
ThIed enotfti htMeya gnaniPmeorusso n 31
JustCiocmerp:e henVsiirvtaeun ed
ProportEiqounaalli ty 35
ThPer obloefPm o liJtuisctailc e 38
ThNee efodr I tnelleVcitrutaule 42
ThCe ompetCilnagio mfPs r udeanncWdei smd o 47
ChaptTehrr eeA NewB eginninIgnc:o ntineanncdPe le asure,
BookV II 51
The NHeowir zno:P uzzalneDd i scovery 51
IncontiCnleanrciSefyo:ic nrgaE ttehsiP'ca arla dox 54
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InconntciePn:re eseDrevcienOngpt i nion 57
PleaasnuPdroe l iPthiiclaols ophy 62
PleaassuE rned 64
Pleaassut rhSeeu preGmoeo d 67
Pleaassur De iAvicntei vity 69
ChaptFeoru r VirtuFer,i endsahnidPp h,i losophy,
BookVsI II-IX 73
TurntionF gr iendship 73
FridesnhainpVd i rtue 75
Friendasntdhh iCepi ty 78
FrienadnsNdha itpu re 82
FrienwdisthOhin pe self 83
PoliFtiriecnald ship 85
TwoK inodfSs e lf-Love 91
FreindshHiapp,p inaensPdsh ,i losophy 93
ChaptFeirv eM akintgh Cei tSya ffoer P hilosophy,
BookX 97
PleaasnuMdro er Eald ucation 97
AriostlteN'eswD escriopfPt lieoans ure 99
Hapipneasnsd Ptlheea souftr hePeso werful 102
Happiannetdsh se WBaeyso tfL ife 140
OneC onsisTteeancth ing:
SimilaanrCd o mplementaorfLy i feW ays 170
TwoI nciosntsTeenatc hings:
PersiTsetnesnn ito llO
ConcluAdrignugm ents:
Gods,al NMoobrilainttdyh C,ei ty 131
ConsnitIs ctnoenisstency 151
Conclusion 191
Notes 132
BibliogroafpC hiyt Weodr ks 143
Index 149
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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