Aristotle and Menander on the ethics of understanding / by Valeria Cinaglia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cinaglia, Valeria, author.

Series:

Philosophia antiqua ; Volume 138.

Philosophia Antiqua, 0079-1687 ; Volume 138

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Menander, of Athens--Criticism and interpretation.

Menander.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Aristotle and Menander on the Ethics of Understanding , Valeria Cinaglia offers a parallel study of Menander’s New Comedy and Aristotle’s philosophy focusing on subjects ranging from epistemology and psychology to ethics. Cinaglia does not aim to demonstrate the direct philosophical influence of Aristotle on Menander, but explores the hypothesis that there are significant analogies between the two that disclose a shared thought-world. Cinaglia shows that Aristotle and Menander offer analogous views of the way that perceptions and emotional responses to situations are linked with the presence or absence of ethical and cognitive understanding, or the state of ethical character development: the study of these analogies contributes to a deeper understanding of both frameworks involved.

Contents:

Front Matter

Introduction

Setting the Broader Background

Degrees of Understanding: Menander and Aristotle on How We Understand

The Misleading Power of Perceptions and Emotions

Chance, Ignorance and Human Agency

Character, Ethics and Human Relationships: Aristotle and Menander on How We Learn to Be Good and How We Become Bad

Conclusions

Bibliography

Indexes.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Exeter, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-28282-3

OCLC:

896796376

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004282827 DOI