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Lawrence (2011) Acquiring character : becoming grown-up

Lawrence, Gavin (2011). Acquiring character : becoming grown-up. In Michael Pakaluk & Giles Pearson (eds.), Moral psychology and human action in Aristotle. Oxford: Oxford University Press. The Nicomachean Ethics is a work of ‘practical philosophy’. Its concern is Praxis, action, but action in a sense somewhat obscure to the ear of modern philosophy. It is action in a narrower sense than the mere..

Burnyeat (1980) Aristotle on Learning to Be Good

Burnyeat, Myles (1980). Aristotle on learning to be good. In Amélie Rorty (ed.), Essays on Aristotle's Ethics. University of California Press. pp. 69–92.  The question "Can virtue be taught" is perhaps the oldest question in moral philosophy. Recall the opening of Plato's Meno (70a): "Can you tell me, Socrates—can virtue be taught, or is it rather to be acquired by practice? Or is it neither to ..

Irwin (2000) Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory (4)

Irwin, Terence H. (2000). Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory. In Brad Hooker & Margaret Olivia Little (eds.), Moral particularism. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 100-29. 9. Perception and PrudenceSo far I have suggested that Aristotle thinks of perception primarily as a means of applying general rules to particular cases, so that we recognize all the rel..

Irwin (2000) Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory (3)

Irwin, Terence H. (2000). Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory. In Brad Hooker & Margaret Olivia Little (eds.), Moral particularism. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 100-29. 7. Particulars and Inexactness  In Book II Aristotle tells us more about the practical aims of ethics, and adds a new claim about inexactness. Before presenting his general account of vi..

Irwin (2000) Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory (2)

Irwin, Terence H. (2000). Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory. In Brad Hooker & Margaret Olivia Little (eds.), Moral particularism. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 100-29. 4. Ethics and Variation When Aristotle claims that ethics provides usual generalizations, does he primarily have in mind mere frequencies or natural norms? Does he recognize ethical prin..

Irwin (2000) Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory (1)

Irwin, Terence H. (2000). Ethics as an inexact science: Aristotle's ambitions for moral theory. In Brad Hooker & Margaret Olivia Little (eds.), Moral particularism. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 100-29. 1. Modesty in Ethical Theory At the beginning of the Nicomachean Ethics,' (hereafter EN), Aristotle warns that we must not demand too much exactness in ethical inquiry (1094b11-14). The ..