Papers presented at the Università di Bergamo, Italy, December 12-13, 2013. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and indexes.
Contents:
Alexandre et la mixis des vertus / methodological issues and argumentative strategies between the Ethical problems and the Commentary on the Topics / Cristina Viano. Una difesa aristotelica del giusto per natura : Alessandro di Afrodisia, Mantissa 19 / Paolo Accattino -- La scuola di Alessandro du piacere e sofferenza (Quaest. Eth. 5/4, 6,7,16) / Carlo Natali -- That the virtues reciprocate : Alexander, Ethical problems 22 / Jonathan Barnes -- La prudence et les vertus éthiques : le débat aristotélico-platonicien / Jean-Baptiste Gourinat -- Alexandre et la mixis des vertus / Cristina Viano.
Summary:
The contributions in this volume present new ideas about the reception of Aristotle's Ethics in the late antique period, especially by Alexander of Aphrodisias and his school. From the many interesting questions considered by these articles, three principal topics emerge: Alexander's exegetical method; the relationship between Alexander and opposing philosophical schools (Epicurean and Stoic); and, above all, the tendency to apply principles of science--precise definitions, logical coherence, and proofs--to Aristotelian ethics.
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