Bryan Reece
Biographic Data
| ID | 10056844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bryan Reece |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bryan |
| FAMILY NAME | Reece |
| SIGNATURE | REECE B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Aristotle on Divine and Human Contemplation
Aristotle's theory of human happiness in the Nicomachean Ethics explicitly depends on the claim that contemplation (theria) is peculiar to human beings, whether it is our function or only part of it. But there is a notorious problem: Aristotle says that divine beings also contemplate. Various solutions have been proposed, but each has difficulties. Drawing on an analysis of what divine contemplation involves according to Aristotle, I identify an …
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Aristotle on Divine and Human Contemplation
Aristotle's theory of human happiness in the Nicomachean Ethics explicitly depends on the claim that contemplation (theria) is peculiar to human beings, whether it is our function or only part of it. But there is a notorious problem: Aristotle says that divine beings also contemplate. Various solutions have been proposed, but each has difficulties. Drawing on an analysis of what divine contemplation involves according to Aristotle, I identify an …
Aesthetics (1 work) · Classical Philosophy and Thought (1 work) · Contemplation (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work)