Date of Award
8-11-2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Peter Lindsay
Second Advisor
Timothy O'Keefe
Third Advisor
Sandra Dwyer
Abstract
Aristotle’s complete picture of human flourishing departs problematically from our commonplace conceptions of personal moral goodness when he draws rapid conclusions in Book X concerning the eudaimonic supremacy of theoria; a static comprehension of the timeless order of nature exemplified by the academic philosopher. I develop a sympathetic account of this anxiety as a philosophically legitimate ground of resistance to Aristotle, but go on to make a further case drawing on resources from Aristotle, particularly the relationship between phronesis and theoria and the role of friendship, which I believe can bring about significant if not total allayment of the worry and reconcile us to an Aristotelian approach for the justification of the ethical life.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/7288837
Recommended Citation
Reisman, Asher, "A Moral Reconciliation With Aristotle's Intellectualism." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2015.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/7288837