[PDF] What Would Aristotle Do eBook

Author : Elliot D. Cohen
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,78 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781591020707

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In this uplifting guide, a philosopher offers a commonsense approach to using "rational medicine, " in the tradition of Aristotle, as a means of attaining greater freedom and control over one's life.

Author : Edith Hall
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0735220816

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From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead happy, fulfilled, and meaningful lives Aristotle was the first philosopher to inquire into subjective happiness, and he understood its essence better and more clearly than anyone since. According to Aristotle, happiness is not about well-being, but instead a lasting state of contentment, which should be the ultimate goal of human life. We become happy through finding a purpose, realizing our potential, and modifying our behavior to become the best version of ourselves. With these objectives in mind, Aristotle developed a humane program for becoming a happy person, which has stood the test of time, comprising much of what today we associate with the good life: meaning, creativity, and positivity. Most importantly, Aristotle understood happiness as available to the vast majority us, but only, crucially, if we decide to apply ourselves to its creation--and he led by example. As Hall writes, "If you believe that the goal of human life is to maximize happiness, then you are a budding Aristotelian." In expert yet vibrant modern language, Hall lays out the crux of Aristotle's thinking, mixing affecting autobiographical anecdotes with a deep wealth of classical learning. For Hall, whose own life has been greatly improved by her understanding of Aristotle, this is an intensely personal subject. She distills his ancient wisdom into ten practical and universal lessons to help us confront life's difficult and crucial moments, summarizing a lifetime of the most rarefied and brilliant scholarship.

Author : Pavlos Kontos
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,5 MB
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1107161975

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Provides the first full study of Aristotle's notion of evil and sheds light on its content, potential, and influence.

Author : Giles Pearson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,8 MB
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1139561014

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Desire is a central concept in Aristotle's ethical and psychological works, but he does not provide us with a systematic treatment of the notion itself. This book reconstructs the account of desire latent in his various scattered remarks on the subject and analyses its role in his moral psychology. Topics include: the range of states that Aristotle counts as desires (orexeis); objects of desire (orekta) and the relation between desires and envisaging prospects; desire and the good; Aristotle's three species of desire: epithumia (pleasure-based desire), thumos (retaliatory desire) and boulêsis (good-based desire - in a narrower notion of 'good' than that which connects desire more generally to the good); Aristotle's division of desires into rational and non-rational; Aristotle and some current views on desire; and the role of desire in Aristotle's moral psychology. The book will be of relevance to anyone interested in Aristotle's ethics or psychology.

Author : Paula Gottlieb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 052176176X

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This text looks at Aristotle's claims, particularly the much-maligned doctrine of the mean.

Author : Mortimer J. Adler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 1997-06-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1439104913

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Adler instructs the world in the "uncommon common sense" of Aristotelian logic, presenting Aristotle's understandings in a current, delightfully lucid way. Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.) taught logic to Alexander the Great and, by virtue of his philosophical works, to every philosopher since, from Marcus Aurelius, to Thomas Aquinas, to Mortimer J. Adler. Now Adler instructs the world in the "uncommon common sense" of Aristotelian logic, presenting Aristotle's understandings in a current, delightfully lucid way. He brings Aristotle's work to an everyday level. By encouraging readers to think philosophically, Adler offers us a unique path to personal insights and understanding of intangibles, such as the difference between wants and needs, the proper way to pursue happiness, and the right plan for a good life.

Author : Christiana M. M. Olfert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 34,48 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0190281006

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In Aristotle on Practical Truth, C.M.M. Olfert gives the first book-length treatment of Aristotle's notion of practical truth. The book covers the origins of practical truth in Plato's philosophy; practical truth's role in practical reasoning; its contributions to motivation and action; and its implications for ethical development.

Author : Massimo Pigliucci
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 10,32 MB
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0465021387

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Philosopher and biologist Massimo Pigliucci uses the combination of science and philosophy to answer questions about morality, love, friendship, justice, and politics.

Author : Eric Salem
Publisher : Paul Dry Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1589880501

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What is friendship? What is the best life? How does one decide? Try Salem on Aristotle.