Chapter 6. The Ethical Dimensions of Aristotle’s Metaphysics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. List of Abbreviations of Aristotle’s Works ix
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1. What Aristotle’s Rhetoric Can Tell Us about the Rationality of Virtue 15
7. Chapter 2. Decision, Rational Powers, and Irrational Powers 47
8. Chapter 3. The Varieties of Moral Failure 69
9. Chapter 4. Passion and the Two Sides of Virtue 95
10. Chapter 5. Aristotle’s Ethical Virtues Are Political Virtues 124
11. Chapter 6. The Ethical Dimensions of Aristotle’s Metaphysics 164
12. Chapter 7. Living Politically and Living Rationally: Choosing Ends and Choosing Lives 189
13. Notes 225
14. Name Index 277
15. Index of Passages in Aristotle’s Works 281