Aristotle's Ethics and medieval philosophy : moral goodness and practical wisdom
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Aristotle's Ethics and medieval philosophy : moral goodness and practical wisdom
Cambridge University Press, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics had a profound influence on generations of later philosophers, not only in the ancient era but also in the medieval period and beyond. In this book, Anthony Celano explores how medieval authors recast Aristotle's Ethics according to their own moral ideals. He argues that the moral standard for the Ethics is a human one, which is based upon the ethical tradition and the best practices of a given society. In the Middle Ages, this human standard was replaced by one that is universally applicable, since its foundation is eternal immutable divine law. Celano resolves the conflicting accounts of happiness in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, demonstrates the importance of the virtue of phronesis (practical wisdom), and shows how the medieval view of moral reasoning alters Aristotle's concept of moral wisdom.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Preliminary considerations
- 2. Practical wisdom in the moral theory of Aristotle
- 3. The moral theories of William of Auxerre and Philip the Chancellor
- 4. The earliest Medieval Latin commentaries on the Nicomachean Ethics
- 5. The early moral works of Albert the Great
- 6. Happiness, prudence and moral reasoning in the later works of Albert the Great
- 7. Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure on the understanding of moral goodness
- 8. Two commentaries on the Nicomachean Ethics in the late thirteenth century
- 9. Conclusion.
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