In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle suggests that a moral principle
'does not immediately appear to the man who has been corrupted by
pleasure or pain'. Phantasia in Aristotle's Ethics investigates his
claim and its reception in ancient and medieval Aristotelian
traditions, including Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and Latin. While
contemporary commentators on the Ethics have overlooked Aristotle's
remark, his ancient and medieval interpreters made substantial
contributions towards a clarification of the claim's meaning and
relevance. Even when the hazards of transmission have left no explicit
comments on this particular passage, as is the case in the Arabic
tradition, medieval responders still offer valuable interpretations of
phantasia (appearance) and its role in ethical deliberation and
action. This volume casts light on these readings, showing how the
distant voices from the medieval Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and Latin
Aristotelian traditions still contribute to contemporary debate
concerning phantasia, motivation and deliberation in Aristotle's
Ethics.
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Reception in the Arabic, Greek, Hebrew and Latin Traditions
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ISBN
9781350028012
Publisert
2018
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Bloomsbury Academic
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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