Contemplation and Civic Happiness in Plato and Aristotle
Series: Elements in Ancient Philosophy;
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 19 December 2024
- ISBN 9781009372596
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages74 pages
- Size 230x150x5 mm
- Weight 128 g
- Language English 655
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Short description:
This Element shows the value Plato and Aristotle thought of intellectual contemplation, whether scientific or philosophical for society.
MoreLong description:
This Element concerns the civic value of contemplation in Plato and Aristotle: how does intellectual contemplation contribute to the happiness of the ideal state? The texts discussed include the Republic, the Nicomachean Ethics and the Politics, works in which contemplation is viewed from a political angle. The Element concludes that in the Republic contemplation has purely instrumental value, whereas in the Politics and Nicomachean Ethics it has purely intrinsic value. To do justice to the complexity of the issues involved, the author addresses a broader question about the nature of civic happiness: whether it is merely the aggregate of individual happiness or an organic quality that arises from the structure of the state. Answering this question has implications for how contemplation contributes to civic happiness. The Element also discusses how many citizens Plato and Aristotle expected to be engaged in contemplation in the ideal state.
MoreTable of Contents:
1. Introduction; 2. Plato on the social value of contemplation; 3. Aristotle on the social value of contemplation; 4. The extent of contemplation in Aristotle's ideal state; Bibliography.
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