RT Article
T1 An All-inclusive Interpretation of Aristotle’s Contemplative Life
JF Sophia
VO 50
IS 1
SP 57
OP 71
A1 Liu, Wei
LA English
YR 2011
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785591452
AB The debate between ‘inclusive’ and ‘dominant’ interpretations of Aristotle's concept of happiness (eudaimonia) has become one of the thorniest problems of Aristotle interpretation. In this paper, I attempt to solve this problem by presenting a multi-step argument for an ‘all-inclusive’ thesis, i.e., the Aristotelian philosopher or contemplator, in the strict sense, is someone who already possesses all the intellectual virtues (except technē), all the moral virtues (by way of the possession of phronēsis), and considerable other goods. If this thesis is correct, the inclusive and dominant interpretations will converge, for the philosopher turns out to be the happiest human being both in the inclusive and dominant senses.
K1 All-inclusive interpretation
K1 Prudence (phronēsis)
K1 Wisdom (sophia)
K1 Contemplation (theōria)
K1 Happiness (eudaimonia)
K1 Nicomachean Ethics
K1 Aristotle
DO 10.1007/s11841-010-0203-7