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Cooper (2004) Plato and Aristotle on ‘Finality’ and ‘(Self-) Sufficiency.’

Cooper, J. M. (2004). Plato and Aristotle on ‘Finality’ and ‘(Self-) Sufficiency.’ In: John M. Cooper ed. Knowledge, Nature, and the Good: Essays on Ancient Philosophy. Princeton: Princeton University.Aris totle’s proposed criteria are that this good should be one that is “unqual ifiedly final” (alternatively, “unqualifiedly an end,” ἁπλ«ς τ°λειον, I 7, 1097a33), and that it should be “self-suff..

Continental/Ancient 2025.07.12

Cashen (2016) Aristotle on External Goods: Applying the ‘Politics’ to the ‘Nicomachean Ethics.’

Cashen, M. (2016). Aristotle on External Goods: Applying the ‘Politics’ to the ‘Nicomachean Ethics.’ History of Philosophy Quarterly, 33: 293–303. Family and friends, wealth, political influence, physical attractiveness and health, all these belong to a category Aristotle labels "ta ektos agatha ," external goods. By labeling these goods as "external," Aristotle means that they are external to t..

Continental/Ancient 2025.07.09

Cashen (2012) The Ugly, the Lonely, and the Lowly: Aristotle on Happiness and the Exter-nal Goods

Cashen, M. (2012). The Ugly, the Lonely, and the Lowly: Aristotle on Happiness and the External Goods. History of Philosophy Quarterly 29: 1–19. Introductionpeople often feel unhappy with or insecure about the way they look, and those without family or friends do miss out on a dimension of happiness that could enrich their lives. Of course, by "happy" Aristotle does not mean what we mean today. ..

Continental/Ancient 2025.07.04