Anthony Celano

Aristotle's Ethics and Medieval Philosophy

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Produktbeschreibung

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics had a profound influence on generations of later philosophers, not only in the ancient era but also in the medieval period and beyond. Anthony Celano's study explores how medieval authors recast Aristotle's Ethics according to their own moral ideals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 273
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 424g
• ISBN-13: 9781316500934
• ISBN-10: 1316500934
• Artikelnr.: 50445952

Autorenporträt

Anthony Celano is Professor of Philosophy at Stonehill College, Massachusetts. He is the author of over forty scholarly articles on medieval and ancient philosophy, and is a member of the Leonine Commission, which is responsible for critical Latin editions of the works of Thomas Aquinas.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Preliminary considerations
2. Practical wisdom in the moral theory of Aristotle
3. The moral theories of William of Auxerre and Philip the Chancellor
4. The earliest Medieval Latin commentaries on the Nicomachean Ethics
5. The early moral works of Albert the Great
6. Happiness, prudence and moral reasoning in the later works of Albert the Great
7. Thomas Aquinas and Bonaventure on the understanding of moral goodness
8. Two commentaries on the Nicomachean Ethics in the late thirteenth century
9. Conclusion.