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Ηθικά Νικομάχεια, δεύτερος τόμος: Βιβλία Ε΄-Κ΄
Στα έξι τελευταία βιβλία των "Ηθικών Νικομαχείων" ο Αριστοτέλης, συνεχίζοντας τη μελέτη της έννοιας "αρετή", πραγματεύεται -με τον ίδιο αξιοθαύμαστο και γοητευτικό τρόπο όπως στα τέσσερα πρώτα βιβλία- έννοιες όπως "δικαιοσύνη", "φρόνηση", "ηδονή", "φιλία". Ιδιαίτερα η γόνιμη πραγμάτευση της έννοιας της δικαιοσύνης αποτέλεσε τη βάση για την πραγμάτευση του ίδιου θέματος από τη σύγχρονη νομική επιστήμη.
Μπορεί κανείς να αδικείται με τη θέλησή του, ή μήπως όχι, αλλά πάντοτε αδικείται χωρίς τη θέληση του, όπως το να αδικεί είναι κάτι που κανείς το κάνει πάντοτε με τη θέληση του; Και ισχύει άραγε σε όλες τις περιπτώσεις μόνο το δεύτερο ή μόνο το πρώτο, ή μήπως το να αδικείται κανείς είναι σε άλλες περιπτώσεις εκούσιο και σε άλλες ακούσιο; - Ποιος από τους δύο αδικεί: αυτός που κατά τη διανομή δίνει στον άλλον -παρ' όλο ότι δεν το αξίζει- το μεγαλύτερο μερίδιο, ή μήπως αυτός που δέχεται το μερίδιο αυτό; Είναι δυνατό να αδικήσει κανείς τον ίδιο τον εαυτό του; - Οι άνθρωποι πιστεύουν ότι το να αδικούν είναι κάτι που εξαρτάται από τους ίδιους, και ότι, γι' αυτό, το να είναι δίκαιοι είναι εύκολο πράγμα. Το πράγμα όμως δεν είναι έτσι.
Μπορεί κανείς να αδικείται με τη θέλησή του, ή μήπως όχι, αλλά πάντοτε αδικείται χωρίς τη θέληση του, όπως το να αδικεί είναι κάτι που κανείς το κάνει πάντοτε με τη θέληση του; Και ισχύει άραγε σε όλες τις περιπτώσεις μόνο το δεύτερο ή μόνο το πρώτο, ή μήπως το να αδικείται κανείς είναι σε άλλες περιπτώσεις εκούσιο και σε άλλες ακούσιο; - Ποιος από τους δύο αδικεί: αυτός που κατά τη διανομή δίνει στον άλλον -παρ' όλο ότι δεν το αξίζει- το μεγαλύτερο μερίδιο, ή μήπως αυτός που δέχεται το μερίδιο αυτό; Είναι δυνατό να αδικήσει κανείς τον ίδιο τον εαυτό του; - Οι άνθρωποι πιστεύουν ότι το να αδικούν είναι κάτι που εξαρτάται από τους ίδιους, και ότι, γι' αυτό, το να είναι δίκαιοι είναι εύκολο πράγμα. Το πράγμα όμως δεν είναι έτσι.
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Aristotle
4,357 books5,614 followersAristotle (Greek: Αριστοτέλης; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. As the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy in the Lyceum in Athens, he began the wider Aristotelian tradition that followed, which set the groundwork for the development of modern science.
Little is known about Aristotle's life. He was born in the city of Stagira in northern Greece during the Classical period. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, and he was brought up by a guardian. At 17 or 18, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of 37 (c. 347 BC). Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC. He established a library in the Lyceum, which helped him to produce many of his hundreds of books on papyrus scrolls.
Though Aristotle wrote many treatises and dialogues for publication, only around a third of his original output has survived, none of it intended for publication. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. His teachings and methods of inquiry have had a significant impact across the world, and remain a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.
Aristotle's views profoundly shaped medieval scholarship. The influence of his physical science extended from late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages into the Renaissance, and was not replaced systematically until the Enlightenment and theories such as classical mechanics were developed. He influenced Judeo-Islamic philosophies during the Middle Ages, as well as Christian theology, especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of the Catholic Church.
Aristotle was revered among medieval Muslim scholars as "The First Teacher", and among medieval Christians like Thomas Aquinas as simply "The Philosopher", while the poet Dante Alighieri called him "the master of those who know". His works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, and were studied by medieval scholars such as Pierre Abélard and Jean Buridan. Aristotle's influence on logic continued well into the 19th century. In addition, his ethics, although always influential, gained renewed interest with the modern advent of virtue ethics.
Little is known about Aristotle's life. He was born in the city of Stagira in northern Greece during the Classical period. His father, Nicomachus, died when Aristotle was a child, and he was brought up by a guardian. At 17 or 18, he joined Plato's Academy in Athens and remained there until the age of 37 (c. 347 BC). Shortly after Plato died, Aristotle left Athens and, at the request of Philip II of Macedon, tutored his son Alexander the Great beginning in 343 BC. He established a library in the Lyceum, which helped him to produce many of his hundreds of books on papyrus scrolls.
Though Aristotle wrote many treatises and dialogues for publication, only around a third of his original output has survived, none of it intended for publication. Aristotle provided a complex synthesis of the various philosophies existing prior to him. His teachings and methods of inquiry have had a significant impact across the world, and remain a subject of contemporary philosophical discussion.
Aristotle's views profoundly shaped medieval scholarship. The influence of his physical science extended from late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages into the Renaissance, and was not replaced systematically until the Enlightenment and theories such as classical mechanics were developed. He influenced Judeo-Islamic philosophies during the Middle Ages, as well as Christian theology, especially the Neoplatonism of the Early Church and the scholastic tradition of the Catholic Church.
Aristotle was revered among medieval Muslim scholars as "The First Teacher", and among medieval Christians like Thomas Aquinas as simply "The Philosopher", while the poet Dante Alighieri called him "the master of those who know". His works contain the earliest known formal study of logic, and were studied by medieval scholars such as Pierre Abélard and Jean Buridan. Aristotle's influence on logic continued well into the 19th century. In addition, his ethics, although always influential, gained renewed interest with the modern advent of virtue ethics.
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August 23, 2023
I had to analyse most of this book for my university entrance exams and I owe my good fortune to it so five stars it is.
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