The Virtues of Aristotle

ISBN-13: 9781138942431 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 148 str.

D. S. Hutchinson

Opis

Originally published in 1986. This book is a rigorous exposition of Aristotle's answer to the question ‘what is a virtue?’ - it reconstructs his complex and comprehensive doctrine in one place.

Spis treści

Preface 1. Introduction 2. What A Hexis Is 3. Man: His Ergon and His Excellence 4. A Virtue is a Trait of Character 5. The Virtues Are Concerned With Choice 6. A Virtue is a Hexis of Character. Notes. Bibliography. Index of Aristotelian Passages

O autorze

Douglas Hutchinson is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Canada.