Acting virtuously as an end in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8097042 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sukaina Hirji (0000-0003-0440-2149, Virginia Tech, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1006-1026 |
| Publication date | 2018-05-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal for the History of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0960-8788 • E-ISSN: 1469-3526 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09608788.2018.1454296 |
| OpenAlex | W2800287257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 21 |
Sometimes, in the Nicomachean Ethics (NE), Aristotle describes virtuous actions as the sorts of actions that are ends; it is important for Aristotle to do so if he wants to maintain, as he seems to at least until NE 10.7–8, that virtuous actions are a constituent of eudaimonia. At other times, he claims that virtuous actions are the sorts of actions that are for the sake of ends beyond themselves; after all, no one would choose to go into battle or give away a significant portion of their wealth if it did not realize some good end. In this paper, I review the familiar problem raised by Aristotle’s discussion of the nature of virtuous actions, propose a solution to this problem by appealing to a distinction between virtuous actions and ‘acting virtuously’, and sketch the significance of this solution for understanding the relationship between virtue and human happiness
Economics · Epistemology · Eudaimonia · Form of the Good · Happiness · Political science · Practical wisdom · Sketch · Virtue · Virtue ethics · Virtuous circle and vicious circle · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |