Cagnoli Fiecconi, E;
(2018)
Enmattered Virtues.
Metaphysics
, 1
(1)
pp. 63-74.
10.5334/met.5.
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Abstract
I argue that, for Aristotle, virtues of character like bravery and generosity are, like the emotions, properties that require a hylomorphic analysis. In order to understand what the virtues are and how they come about, one needs to take into account their formal components and their material components. The formal component of a virtue of character is a psychic disposition, its material component is the appropriate state and composition of the blood. I defend this thesis against two potential objections and I show that it is relevant for a study of Aristotle’s ethics.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Enmattered Virtues |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.5334/met.5 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.5334/met.5 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Keywords: | Aristotle, Hylomorphism, Ethics, Virtues |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Greek and Latin |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10040026 |
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