Aristotle on Thought and Feeling

Aristotle on Thought and Feeling
Paula Gottlieb
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7 Jan 2021 UK
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9781107041899
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Aristotle' s discussion of the motivation of the good person is both complicated and cryptic. Depending on which passages are emphasized, he may seem to be presenting a Kantian style view according to which the good person is and ought to be motivated primarily by reason, or a Humean style view according to which desires and feelings are or ought to be in charge. In this book, Paula Gottlieb argues that Aristotle sees the thought, desires and feelings of the good person as interdependent in a way that is sui generis, and she explains how Aristotle' s concept of choice (prohairesis) is an innovative and pivotal element in his account. Gottlieb' s interpretation casts light on Aristotle' s account of moral education, on the psychology of good, bad and half-bad (akratic) people, and on the aesthetic and even musical side to being a good person.
' Paula Gottlieb' s examination of the inter-penetration of thought and feeling in Aristotle' s conception of a virtuous person is essential reading both for specialists and for anyone interested in virtue ethics. Her opposition to interpretations that liken Aristotle to Hume or Kant is thorough, judicious, and convincing. ' Richard Kraut, Northwestern University
Paula Gottlieb is Professor of Philosophy and Affiliate Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of The Virtue of Aristotle' s Ethics (Cambridge, 2009) and of numerous articles, including the entry on Aristotle on noncontradiction in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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ISBN-13: 9781107041899
Published: 7 Jan 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 424g
Pages: 300

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