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Action, Contemplation, and Happiness. Stanford UniversityThe title of this book might suggest that it is an essay dealing exclusively with themes in Aristotle's Ethics, but this study by Reeve is actually a comprehensive analysis of themes in Aristotle's biology, psychology, physics, metaphysics, and more.. the apparent dichotomy of.
Get FREE shipping on Action, Contemplation, and Happiness by C. D. C. Reeve, from wordery.com. The notion of practical wisdom is one of Aristotle's greatest inventions. It has inspired philosophers as diverse as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Elizabeth Anscombe, Michael Thompson, and John McDowell. Now a leading.
Now, after giving a background of Aristotle’s theory of Virtue Ethics, the argument to give for this view, the relationship between contemplation and practical wisdom, it can be concluded that Aristotle does not undermine his Virtue Ethics by claiming that the moral life is a secondary happiness to contemplation.
The transmission of form and soul -- Desire, perception, and understanding -- Theoretical wisdom -- Virtue of character -- Practical wisdom -- Immortalizing beings -- Happiness -- The happiest life.
Questioning the Divide between Contemplation and Action. A Review of. Action, Contemplation, and Happiness: An Essay on Aristotle C.D.C. Reeve. Hardback: Harvard UP.
Aristotle's debate further detects support in the fact that since a life of contemplation is positioned on the best plane by Aristotle, it means man is most blessed by gods if he strives to lead a contemplative life, and so achieve perfect happiness and virtue, both of which are divine capabilities.
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