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25 de may. de 2019 · Aristotle's theory of the will. by. Kenny, Anthony John Patrick. Publication date. 1979. Topics. Aristotle -- Ethics, Ethics, Ancient, Free will and determinism, Will. Publisher. New Haven : Yale University Press.
Aristotle on the Will - Anthony Kenny: Aristotle's Theory of Will. Pp. x + 181. London: Duckworth, 1979. £8·95. | The Classical Review | Cambridge Core.
Classical philosophy. The classical treatment of the ethical importance of will is to be found in the Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, in Books III (chapters 1–5), and Book VII (chapters 1–10). These discussions have been a major influence in the development of ethical and legal thinking in Western civilization .
Abstract Aristotle claims that in some extenuating circumstances, the correct response to the wrongdoer is sungnōmē rather than blame. Sungnōmē has a wide spectrum of meanings that include aspects of …
14 de may. de 2008 · Weakness of Will. First published Wed May 14, 2008; substantive revision Wed Sep 4, 2019. (1) Julie chose b over a, even though she knew b was more expensive than a. There is nothing puzzling about Julie’s choice. Perhaps Julie was choosing among vacation options, and b was a week’s vacation in Paris, while a was a week’s vacation in Peoria.
Philosophical Inquiry. Tackling Aristotle’s Notion of the Will. Although Aristotle’s name is regularly mentioned when it comes to the question of where the notion of the will historically derives from and although one of the most influential exponents of philosophical theories of the will, Thomas Aquinas, seems to think that he is just ...
Cite. Summary. Chapters 1–5 constitute Part I of the book, entitled “Free Will,” about the principal theories of free will from the 1220s–1320s and their background in Aristotle and earlier medieval thinkers. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the accounts of free will by Anselm of Canterbury, Bernard of Clairvaux, and Peter Lombard.
