The Anatomy of Courage in Aristotle'sNicomachean Ethics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6401772 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorraine Smith Pangle, Lorraine Pangle (0000-0002-9105-4041, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 569-590 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670518000475 |
| OpenAlex | W2891945185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper analyzes Aristotle's discussion of courage, the first and paradigmatic virtue in his account of moral virtue, as the perfection of human beings’ natures as both political and rational. It identifies unrecognized complexities in his definition of courage as “a mean with respect to fear and confidence,” in his subtle analysis of political courage, and especially in what he reveals to be the conflict-riddled reasons people find courage noble and good. While working to moderate the excessive fieriness of traditional heroism and to render citizens’ courage more sober and moderate, Aristotle shows why political courage can in fact never be made perfectly rational, pointing to a key limit to human rationality altogether
Courage · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Moral courage · Perfection · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Theology · Virtue · Law · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |