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Aristotle refers to “nature” at many points in his treatment of moral and political life, yet he is far from presenting nature simply as the foundation for his teachings: his references to nature are sporadic and often unclear. In what sense, then, and to what extent, does “nature” serve as a guide or standard in Aristotle’s philosophy of the human things? By looking at Aristotle’s treatments of incontinence and of pleasure in Book VII of the Nicomachean Ethics—discussions unusually rich with references to nature—I will try to shed some light on these questions. More specifically, I will argue that while Aristotle indicates that the political philosopher must seek to understand human nature in order to guide human life, he also suggests that an important part of what he will understand about human beings is that there are serious obstacles to our seeing “nature” and living according to it. |
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| Sensen, Kathryn. "On “Nature” as a Guide in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Hotel InterContinental, New Orleans, LA, Jan 03, 2007 <Not Available>. 2008-12-16 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p143282_index.html> |
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| Sensen, K. E. , 2007-01-03 "On “Nature” as a Guide in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Hotel InterContinental, New Orleans, LA Online <PDF>. 2008-12-16 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p143282_index.html |
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Abstract: Aristotle refers to “nature” at many points in his treatment of moral and political life, yet he is far from presenting nature simply as the foundation for his teachings: his references to nature are sporadic and often unclear. In what sense, then, and to what extent, does “nature” serve as a guide or standard in Aristotle’s philosophy of the human things? By looking at Aristotle’s treatments of incontinence and of pleasure in Book VII of the Nicomachean Ethics—discussions unusually rich with references to nature—I will try to shed some light on these questions. More specifically, I will argue that while Aristotle indicates that the political philosopher must seek to understand human nature in order to guide human life, he also suggests that an important part of what he will understand about human beings is that there are serious obstacles to our seeing “nature” and living according to it. |
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| Kathryn Sensen SPSA Conference New Orleans LA January 6 2007 DRAFT Comments welcome ksensen@gmail.com On Nature as a Standard: Book VII of Aristotle’s Ethics In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle takes up the fundamental question of the good aimed at by human pursuits which is called happiness. He does not leave it at saying that happiness is merely whatever one believes it is but suggests that people tend to act for the sake of some overarching good that they do |
| 25 Accordingly I think one can say that Aristotle does present teachings in the Ethics that are not understood by him to be in all respects true by nature or to accord with a natural standard; they are in important ways a kind of construction. Yet that is far from saying that they are a willful creation: rather they are based upon a careful analysis of human nature both the deepest human desires and the deep-seated human tendency to |
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