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20. The Place of Contemplation in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Introduction 1
- 1. Aristotle on Eudaimonia 7
- 2. Aristotle on Eudaimonia 15
- 3. The Metaphysical and Psychological Basis of Aristotle's Ethics 35
- 4. Self-Movers 55
- 5. Aristotle on Learning to Be Good 69
- 6. Aristotle on Action 93
- 7. Being Properly Affected: Virtues and Feelings in Aristotle's Ethics 103
- 8. Reason and Responsibility in Aristotle 117
- 9. Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean 157
- 10. Courage as a Mean 171
- 11. Justice as a Virtue 189
- 12. Aristotle on the Role of Intellect in Virtue 201
- 13. Deliberation and Practical Reason 221
- 14. Weakness of Will Commensurability, and the Objects of Deliberation and Desire 241
- 15. Akrasia and Pleasure: Nicomachean Ethics Book 7 267
- 16. Aristotle on Pleasure and Goodness 285
- 17. Aristotle on Friendship 301
- 18. The Good Man and the Good for Man in Aristotle's Ethics 341
- 19. The Role of Eudaimonia in Aristotle's Ethics 359
- 20. The Place of Contemplation in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics 377
- 21. Shame, Separateness, and Political Unity: Aristotle's Criticism of Plato 395
- Contributors 437
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Introduction 1
- 1. Aristotle on Eudaimonia 7
- 2. Aristotle on Eudaimonia 15
- 3. The Metaphysical and Psychological Basis of Aristotle's Ethics 35
- 4. Self-Movers 55
- 5. Aristotle on Learning to Be Good 69
- 6. Aristotle on Action 93
- 7. Being Properly Affected: Virtues and Feelings in Aristotle's Ethics 103
- 8. Reason and Responsibility in Aristotle 117
- 9. Aristotle's Doctrine of the Mean 157
- 10. Courage as a Mean 171
- 11. Justice as a Virtue 189
- 12. Aristotle on the Role of Intellect in Virtue 201
- 13. Deliberation and Practical Reason 221
- 14. Weakness of Will Commensurability, and the Objects of Deliberation and Desire 241
- 15. Akrasia and Pleasure: Nicomachean Ethics Book 7 267
- 16. Aristotle on Pleasure and Goodness 285
- 17. Aristotle on Friendship 301
- 18. The Good Man and the Good for Man in Aristotle's Ethics 341
- 19. The Role of Eudaimonia in Aristotle's Ethics 359
- 20. The Place of Contemplation in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics 377
- 21. Shame, Separateness, and Political Unity: Aristotle's Criticism of Plato 395
- Contributors 437