Etica Nicomachea. Testo greco a fronte

Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle postulates the highest human good is eudaimonia or what is loosely translated into English as happiness. And a substantial component in the path to such human happiness is acting with the appropriate virtues over the course of an entire lifetime. The details of th Leggi tutto

O carte fundamentală. Am ales doar una dintre problemele discutate de Stagirit, fericirea. Dacă omul vrea să atingă fericirea trebuie să-i urmeze pe zei. Numai zeul e fericit şi asta întrucît existenţa divinității se rezumă la purul exerciţiu contemplativ. A filosofa înseamnă a încerca să devii asemă Leggi tutto

Nicomachean Ethics (349 BCE) deals with assessing and defining the finest behavior of humans toward themselves, others, and their surroundings. Aristotle seeks to distinguish and construct an ideal person using selected character traits known as virtues. These virtues are both intellectual and moral Leggi tutto

Happiness is the activity of a rational soul in accordance with virtue, writes Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics. Activity means living. Rational soul means a human being. And virtue means human excellence. So happiness means a human living excellently. How does one live excellently? One learns to Leggi tutto

This re-read was perhaps a slight bit superfluous. I remembered reading it way back in high school - on my own - just because I was that kind of geek. Get the foundations read, kid! Know what the whole line of thought is all about! Use it later to trounce your fellow debaters! Yeah, whatever. Logic a Leggi tutto

Veo el valor, veo el aporte, veo todo el pensamiento aristotélico que ha servido como influencia para Occidente pero aún así, a mí esto me ha hecho más mal que bien sinceramente. Objetivamente merece más nota, pero subjetivamente me ha parecido un ladrillo para su corta extensión.

The Nicomachean Ethics is one of the greatest works of Aristotle, the famous philosopher who was really much more of a scientist than a philosopher. This is the book where he indulges in the discussion of happiness, virtue, ethics, politics, and really anything else describing the way in which human Leggi tutto