Roochnik Retrieving Aristotle in an Age of Crisis

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4384-4520-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Ancient Greek Philosophy

An urgent, contemporary defense of Aristotle

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roochnik, David

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
A Note to the Reader
Prologue
Introduction: Why Aristotle Matters

1. The Stars Are Eternal.

I.1: There are Only Three Dimensions.
I.2: Threeness Determines Wholeness.
I.3: There Are Four Elements.
I.4: Elements Naturally Move to Their Natural Place.
I.5: The Circle Is Perfect.
I.6: The Body Moving in Circular Orbit Is External.
I.7: History Is More or Less Bunk.
I.8: Religion Bears Witness to the Truth.

2. Nature is Purpose.

II.1: Teleology Is Good Science.
II.2: Intelligent Design Isn’t All Stupid.
II.3: Some Beings Are Natural; Others Are Not.
II.4: Form Is Nature More than Matter.
II.5: Form Is More Divine than Matter.
II.6: Nature is Hierarchical.
II.7: To Understand Nature, Study Its Best Examples.
II.8: The Finite Is Better than the Infinite.
II.9: Good Science Appreciates Things as They Are.

3. Being Is Good.

III.1: Metaphysics Is Onto-Theology.
III.2: There Are Substances Out There.
III.3: We Know a Substance When We See One.
III.4: God Is Alive and Good.
III.5: To Stand Firmly.

4. Truth Is Easy.

IV.1: If the Eye Were an Animal, Vision Would Be Its Soul.
IV.2: The World Is Nourishing.
IV.3: Perceiving Is Like Eating.
IV.4: We Are Wrong More Often than Not.
IV.5: Thinking IS Like Perceiving (Which Is Like Eating).
IV.6: We Can Say What We Think.
IV.7: We “Truth” the World.

5. The Theoretical Life Is Divine.

V.1: Life Is Meaningful.
V.2: Happiness Is Objective.
V.3: Good Life Comes from Good Habits.
V.4: Freedom Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be.
V.5: Moral Evaluation Requires Stories.
V.6: Smart Moral People Are Better than Dumb Moral People.
V.7: Lack-of-Leisure Is for the Sake of Leisure.
V.8: Theâria Is Not “Contemplation.”

6. Enough Is Enough.

VI.1: The Best City Needs the Best Life.
VI.2: The Practical Life Is Not the Best.
VI.3: Natural Slavery Is Justified.
VI.4: A Woman’s Place Is in the Home.
VI.5: Small, but Not Too Small, Is Beautiful.
VI.6: War Is for the Sake of Peace.
VI.7: Philosophy Cures.

Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

David Roochnik is Professor of Philosophy at Boston University. His books include Retrieving the Ancients: An Introduction to Greek Philosophy and Beautiful City: The Dialectical Character of Plato's Republic.