The Appearance of Good Luck: Aristotle’s Ethical Inquiry in Eudemian Ethics 8.2
This paper argues that Aristotle in Eudemian Ethics (EE) 8.2 invalidates the question of whether good luck, understood as irrational but continuous success in performing virtuous actions, can produce happiness. The ‘lucky’ people in EE 8.2 possess what Aristotle elsewhere calls ‘natural virtue’. By...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Phronesis
Year: 2025, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 320-350 |
| Further subjects: | B
natural endowment
B Happiness B Eudemian Ethics 8.2 B good luck B Aristotle |
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