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Action, contemplation, and happiness : an essay on Aristotle /

The notion of practical wisdom is one of Aristotle's greatest inventions. It has inspired philosophers as diverse as Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Elizabeth Anscombe, Michael Thompson, and John McDowell. Now a leading scholar of ancient philosophy offers a challenge to received accounts...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reeve, C. D. C., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2012.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The transmission of form and soul
  • Desire, perception, and understanding
  • Theoretical wisdom
  • Virtue of character
  • Practical wisdom
  • Immortalizing beings
  • Happiness
  • The happiest life.