Honour in Aristotle's Ethics
Series: The Edinburgh History of Honour in the Ancient Greek World;
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Product details:
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press
- Date of Publication 31 January 2026
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9781399532259
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages320 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English 692
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Short description:
A thorough re-evaluation of the nature and workings of honour in Aristotle’s psychology and ethics.
MoreLong description:
Why does Aristotle label honour (timē) as the ‘greatest’ among the external goods required for the good life (eudaimonia)? And how does this statement relate with human emotions and Aristotle’s famous assertion that human beings are by nature political animals? Despite the dominant place of honour in Aristotle’s philosophy of human affairs (ethics, politics, rhetoric), its role has been grossly understudied, mainly because honour has been erroneously conceived as an outmoded notion out of sync with modern preoccupations and concerns. Drawing on contemporary sociology, philosophy and psychology, this monograph offers a thorough re-evaluation of Aristotelian timē that challenges common assumptions both about ancient and about modern ‘honour’. Aristotle’s incisive remarks on the role of timē in human psychology and behaviour reveal that, far from being a parochial concept, Greek timē is indicative of a universal human concern for esteem and social recognition in our lives as social beings.
MoreTable of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations, Editions, Transliteration
Introduction
1. The Features of Honour
2. Honour, Axia and Self-Respect: Emotions Towards Face-Threats
3. Honour, Axia and the Principles of Social Interaction: Emotions and Virtues of Sociability
4. Emotions Towards the Fortunes of Others: Pity and Indignation
5. Emotions of Social Comparison: Envy and Emulation
6. ‘Proper Love of Honour’ or Philotimia
7. Greatness of Soul
Conclusion
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