Moral Psychology and Human Action in Aristotle

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-954654-1
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 696 g

Specially written essays bringing together Aristotle studies and contemporary philosophy
Moral psychology is a hot topic in both
Excellent line-up of contributors

Both Aristotle and moral psychology have been flourishing areas of philosophical inquiry in recent years. This volume aims to bring the two streams of research together, offering a fresh infusion of Aristotelian insights into moral psychology and philosophy of action, and the application of developed philosophical sensibility as regards the reading of Aristotelian texts. The contributors offer stimulating new examinations of Aristotle's understanding of the various psychological states, dispositions, processes, and acts -- including reasoning and deliberation -- that contribute to the understanding of human action and ist ethical appraisal.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and advanced students of philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pakaluk, Michael

Pearson, Giles

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1: Robert Heinaman: Pleasure as an Activity in the Nicomachean Ethics
2: Jamie Dow: Aristotle's Theory of the Emotions: Emotions as Pleasures and Pains
3: David Charles: Desire in Action: Aristotle's Move
4: Giles Pearson: Aristotle and Scanlon on Desire and Motivation
5: Malcolm Schofield: Phantasia in De Motu Animalium
6: Anthony Price: Aristotle on the Ends of Deliberation
7: Heda Segvic: Deliberation and Choice in Aristotle
8: David Charles: Acrasia: the Rest of the Story?
9: Michael Pakaluk: Mixed Actions and Double Effect
10: Gavin Lawrence: Acquiring Character: Becoming Grown Up
11: Pierre Destrée: Aristotle on Responsibility for One's Character
Bibliography
Index of names

Über Autor(innen)

Pakaluk, Michael
Michael Pakaluk is Professor of Philosophy at Ave Maria University and Adjunct Reseatch Scholar at the Institute for Psychological Sciences in Arlington, VA.

Pearson, Giles
Giles Pearson is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Bristol.

Edited by Michael Pakaluk, Ave Maria University and Institute for the Psychological Sciences, and Giles Pearson, University of Bristol

Michael Pakaluk is Professor of Philosophy at Ave Maria University and Adjunct Reseatch Scholar at the Institute for Psychological Sciences in Arlington, VA

Giles Pearson is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Bristol.

Contributors:
David Charles is Colin Prestige Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy in Oriel College, Oxford.
Pierre Destrée is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Université Catholique de Louvain.
Jamie Dow is a Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Leeds.
Robert Heinaman retired as Reader in philosophy at the University College London in 2009.
Gavin Lawrence is Professor of Philosophy at UCLA.
Michael Pakaluk is Professor of Philosophy at Ave Maria University and Adjunct Research Scholar at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in Arlington, VA
Giles Pearson is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Bristol.
Anthony Price is Reader in Philosophy at Birkbeck College.
Malcolm Schofield is Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.
Heda Sedvic was a member of the Philosophy Department of the University of Pittsburgh when she passed away at an early age in 2003. Her essay is included with the gracious consent of her literary executor, Myles Burnyeat.