The Wisdom of Aristotle

by Natali, Carlo; Parks, Gerald

• ISBN13: 9780791448953
• ISBN10: 0791448959
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Author Biography

Carlo Natali is Professor of History of Philosophy at the University of Venice Gerald Parks is Associate Professor of Translation at the University of Trieste.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	ix
Virtue or Science?	1	(38)
An Ur-Ethik in the Topics?	1	(1)
Φρovnσls in the Topics	2	(4)
Virtue, Science and Φρovnσls in EE VIII I	6	(4)
Φρovnσls as a Dianoetic Virtue	10	(4)
Φρovnσls and Ethical Virtue	14	(2)
Λoγos: Reason, Rule or Reasoning?	16	(3)
Wisdom According to Aristotle	19	(8)
General Characteristics of Practical Knowledge According to Aristotle	27	(12)
Appendix: The Right Mean	35	(4)
Ends and Means	39	(24)
The Ends Are Provided By Virtue, the Means by Reason	39	(6)
The Means Are the Object of Reason and Desire	45	(4)
The Ends Are the Object of Desire and Reason	49	(5)
Virtue and Wisdom	54	(3)
End and Mean	57	(6)
The Practical Syllogism	63	(48)
Perhaps It Doesn't Exist. No One Knows What It Is About	63	(4)
The Major Premise	67	(9)
The Minor Premise	76	(11)
The Link Between the Two Types of Premise	87	(5)
The Conclusion Is an Action	92	(3)
The Role of the Practical Syllogism	95	(16)
Appendix: Weakness of the Will According to EN VII 3, 1147a 24-b 5	100	(11)
Aristotle's Conception of Happiness	111	(66)
A Discussion of English-Speaking Interpreters	111	(3)
Some Observations on the Foregoing Discussion	114	(3)
Happiness According to Plato's Academy	117	(2)
Aristotle's Critique	119	(5)
The ``Parts'' and Necessary Conditions of Happiness	124	(2)
Happiness as the Supreme Good	126	(5)
Happiness as a Way of Life	131	(7)
The Definition of Happiness in ENI 7. Part One	138	(6)
The Definition of Happiness in ENI 7. Part Two	144	(7)
More Remarks About the ``Parts'' of Happiness	151	(3)
The Definition of Happiness in ENX 6--8 and EE VIII 3. Part One	154	(5)
The Definition of Happiness in ENX 8--11 and EE VIII 3. Part Two	159	(6)
Happiness and the Best Constitution	165	(6)
An Active Life	171	(6)
Conclusion	177	(6)
Afterword	183	(8)
Notes	191	(38)
Texts Cited	229	(12)
Index of Greek Terms	241	(4)
Index of Names	245	(4)
Index of Passages Cited	249	(8)
Subject Index	257