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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968083103321

Autore

Angier Tom P. S.

Titolo

Technē in Aristotle's Ethics : crafting the moral life / Tom Angier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2010

ISBN

9786612947926

9781472598035

1472598032

9781282947924

1282947923

9781441134714

1441134719

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in ancient philosophy

Disciplina

171/.3

Soggetti

Techne (Philosophy)

Ethics, Ancient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Technē in the Platonic dialogues -- Aristotle reacts to his inheritance -- Ergon : Aristotle's function argument -- Mesotēs : Aristotle's ethical mean -- Ethismos : Aristotle's theory of habituation

Abbreviations \ Preface \ Introduction: Techne in pre-Platonic Greek Thought \ 1. Techne in the Platonic dialogues \ 2. Aristotle reacts to his inheritance \ 3. Ergon: The Function Argument \ 4. Mesotes: Aristotle's Ethical Mean \ 5. Ethismos: Aristotle's Theory of Habituation \ Conclusion \ Appendix \ Bibliography \ Index

Sommario/riassunto

A new account of Aristotle's Ethics, this book argues for the central importance of the concept of 'techne' or 'craft' in Aristotle's moral theory. Exploring the importance of 'techne' in the Platonic and pre-Platonic intellectual context in which Aristotle was writing, Tom Angier here shows that this concept has an important role in Aristotle's Ethics that has rarely been studied in Anglo-American scholarship. Through close-analysis of the primary texts, this book uses the focus on 'techne' to systematically critique and renew Aristotelian moral philosophy.



Techne in Aristotle's 'Ethics' provides a novel and challenging approach to one of the Ancient World's most enduring intellectual legacies.