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Author Angier, Tom P. S.

Title Technē in Aristotle's Ethics : crafting the moral life / Tom Angier.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Continuum, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 176 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Continuum studies in ancient philosophy
Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Technē in the Platonic dialogues -- Aristotle reacts to his inheritance -- Ergon : Aristotle's function argument -- Mesotēs : Aristotle's ethical mean -- Ethismos : Aristotle's theory of habituation.
Summary A new account of Aristotle's Ethics, this book argues for the central importance of the concept of 'techne' or 'craft' in Aristotle's moral theory. Exploring the importance of 'techne' in the Platonic and pre-Platonic intellectual context in which Aristotle was writing, Tom Angier here shows that this concept has an important role in Aristotle's Ethics that has rarely been studied in Anglo-American scholarship. Through close-analysis of the primary texts, this book uses the focus on 'techne' to systematically critique and renew Aristotelian moral philosophy. Techne in Aristotle's 'Ethics' pro.
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Subject Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics.
Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics.
Nicomachean ethics (Aristotle)
Techne (Philosophy)
Techne (Philosophy)
Ethics, Ancient.
Ethics, Ancient.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Angier, Tom P.S. Technē in Aristotle's Ethics. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2010 9780826462718 (DLC) 2010018301 (OCoLC)606768117
ISBN 9781441134714 (electronic book)
1441134719 (electronic book)
9780826462718
0826462715