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But Aristotle remains relevant because he is particularly interested in defining principles in terms of the ethics of leadership. In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle concludes that the role of the ...
I watched the lecture presentation, “Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle” (The Great Courses) by Professor Robert C Bartlett. When Professor Bartlett was discussing Aristotle, I r ...
This understanding of moral decision making is known as virtue ethics. Aristotle, the philosopher most closely associated with the virtue ethics framework, wrote in Nicomachean Ethics that “...it is ...
In his philosophical text Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle maintained that true friendship is essential for eudaimonia, a Greek word that is typically translated as “flourishing” or “well-being.” ...
It is part of a passage in which Durant helps to elucidate a concept first outlined in Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics." Durant wrote the quote, not Aristotle.
In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle identifies three tiers of friendship. The first tier is what he calls “friendships of utility,” or a friendship that is based on mutual benefit.
Snack Foods Viral TikTok 'cookie challenge' tests family empathy, instinct, ethics Some kids share their food with mom or dad, no problem — while others have stunning reactions ...
It is indeed a worldview with roots stretching back to antiquity. Ancient Greek philosophers were the first to mention and praise this approach to life emphasizing eudaimonia (human flourishing) and ...
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is a classic work of philosophy, especially in virtue ethics. I hope this video can help guide you through the book and help you read it for yourself. Topics include ...
Just as the Greek philosophers viewed Christian teachings as strange, unimpressive, and simplistic, the Christians viewed Greek philosophy as an ostentatious, cumbersome, and severely flawed attempt ...
In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle (d. 322 BCE) says that parrhesia is a trait of the magnanimous or great-souled man, the megalopsychos.
Panagiotis C. Laskaridis (left), chairman of The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, presented two Aristotelian classics, Nicomachean Ethics sand Politics, both printed in the 17th century, to the ...