Aristotelian Naturalism (eBook)

A Research Companion

Martin Hähnel (Herausgeber)

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2020 | 1st ed. 2020
VII, 470 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-37576-8 (ISBN)

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This book features many of the leading voices championing the revival of Neo-Aristotelian Ethical Naturalism (AN) in contemporary philosophy. It addresses the whole range of issues facing this research program at present. Coverage in the collection identifies differentiations, details standpoints, and points out new perspectives.

This volume answers a need: AN is quite new to contemporary philosophy, despite its deep roots in the history of philosophy. As yet, there are many unanswered questions regarding its relation to contemporary views in metaethics. It is certainly not equivalent to dominant naturalistic approaches to metaethics in Anglophone philosophy. Indeed, it is not obviously incompatible with some approaches identified as nonnaturalistic. Further, there are controversies regarding the views of the first wave of virtue revivalists. The work of G.E.M. Anscombe and Philippa Foot is frequently misunderstood, despite the fact that they are important figures in the contemporary revival.

This volume details a robust approach to ethics by situating it within the context of human life. It will help readers to better understand how AN raises deep questions about the relation of action and its evaluation to human nature. Neo-Aristotelians argue that something like the traditional cardinal virtues, practical wisdom, temperance, justice and courage, are qualities that perfect human reason and desire.


Martin Hähnel, PhD in Philosophy, Research Fellow at the Philosophy Department/Chair of Bioethics, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany), Research Interests: Neo-Aristotelian Ethics, Bioethics, Phenomenology

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Historical-Analytical Studies on Nature, Mind and Action
• Reihe/Serie: Historical-Analytical Studies on Nature, Mind and Action
• Zusatzinfo: VII, 470 p. 1 illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
• Schlagworte: Action Human Nature • AN Neo Aristotelian Ethics • Anselm Müller Teleology of Life • Aristotelian Naturalism Ethical Naturalism • Aristotelian Naturalism Metaethics • Aristotelian Naturalism Phenomenology • Aristotelian Naturalism Philosophy of Religion • Aristotelischer Naturalismus Ubersetzung • Aristotle contemporary philosophy • Ethics Aristotle Naturalism • G.E.M. Anscombe Aristotle • Hurthouse Neoaristotelian Ethics Naturalism • Martha Nussbaum Aristotelian Ethics • Martha Nussbaum Human Nature • Neo-Aristotelian Ethical Naturalism • Nussbaum Human Nature • Philippa Foot Aristotle
• ISBN-10: 3-030-37576-5 / 3030375765
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-37576-8 / 9783030375768