L’esemplare morale nella sua antica complessità: Aristotele

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] The moral exemplar in its ancient complexity: Aristotle

Elisabetta Cattanei*

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Abstract

A definition of "moral exemplar" given by L. Zagzebski (2010) is compared with the most relevant passages of Aristotle's "Nichomachean Ethics", where the "wise human being/s" (phronimos/phronimoi) is/are concerned. The phronimos/phronimoi plays/play the role not of a simple moral exemplar, but of a complex one, through a series of polarities that she/they shows/show: singular/plural, phronimos-akrates (moral-immoral), rational-irrational. Aristotle suggests in a way that moral exemplarism requires a sort of "counter-exemplarism" to be defined and understood.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] The moral exemplar in its ancient complexity: Aristotle
Original languageItalian
Title of host publicationVirtù, Legge e Fioritura Umana. Saggi in onore di Angelo Campodonico
EditorsMaria Silvia Vaccarezza, Michel Croce Simona Langella
Pages51-63
Number of pages13
Volume762
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Publication series

NameFILOSOFIE

Keywords

  • Aristotele
  • Aristotle
  • Esemplare morale
  • Moral Exemplarism
  • polarity phronimos-akrates
  • polarity rational-irrational
  • polarità phronimos-akrates
  • polarità razionale-irrazionale

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