Aristotle on Softness and Endurance: Nicomachean Ethics 7.7, 1150a9–b19
In Nicomachean Ethics 7.7 (= Eudemian Ethics 6.7), Aristotle distinguishes softness (malakia) from lack of self-control (akrasia) and endurance (karteria) from self-control (enkrateia). This paper argues that unqualified softness consists of a disposition to give up acting to avoid the painful toil...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2024
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Phronesis
Year: 2024, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-96 |
Further subjects: | B
Temperance
B Pain B Character B Endurance B Akrasia B softness |
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