10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROAIRESIS»
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proairesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Philosophy of the Commentators, 200-600 AD: Psychology ...
R.W. Sharples, 'Alexander of Aphrodisias De Fato: some parallels', Classical
Quarterly 28, 1978, 243-66. Richard Sorabji, Animal Minds and Human Morals,
London & Ithaca, NY 1993, chs 4 and 9. 14(b) Proairesis In Aristotle EN 3.3 and
6.2, ...
2
Heidegger and the Greeks: Interpretive Essays
Heidegger and Aristotle on Proairesis Finally, it is in Heidegger's extraordinary
interpretation of proaire- sis that all of his cards are put on the table. It is also in
this interpretation that we see just how great the gulf between Heidegger and ...
Drew A. Hyland, John Panteleimon Manoussakis, 2006
3
The Philosophy of Epictetus
am where my proairesis is, it is only so that I shall be a friend, a son and a father
of the kind I should be. If my concern is with the flesh or externals, why is that
represented as bypassing my proairesis? Why is it not a case of my proairesis
being ...
Theodore Scaltsas, Andrew S. Mason, 2007
4
The Will and Human Action: From Antiquity to the Present Day
Aristotle's proairesis distinct from responsibility and will-power I have ascribed
Aristotle a role in developing the concept of will in so far as he contrasted two
concepts borrowed from Plato, those of reason and of boulêsis, or rational desire
for ...
Thomas Pink, M.W.F. Stone, 2004
It is his proairesis, which might be translated 'will', although it is something more
intellectual, the disposition of reason towards moral decisions. Epictetus
imagines the following dialogue. 'I will fetter you.' 'What did you say, man? Fetter
me?
6
Essays on Aristotle's Poetics
So while any decision (proairesis) is an action carried out of one's own volition (
hekōn), in contrast "what one does of one's own volition is not always the result of
a decision." Thus when one acts through desire (epithumia), that is to say lured ...
7
Bioethics: Ancient Themes in Contemporary Issues
In order to make one's life good, the moral agent must concern himself with
Ttpoaipecnc; (proairesis), which has been translated in a philosophical context
by such terms as "choice," "intention," "will," and "moral purpose" (Dobbin 1991, ...
Mark G. Kuczewski, Ronald M. Polansky, 2002
'You have been compelled by your own belief (dogma); that is to say, proairesis
has compelled proairesis', which seems to mean that a man's general moral
purpose consisting essentially in what he believes has determined any particular
...
P. A. Brunt, Miriam Griffin, Michael Crawford, 2013
9
Learning Theology with the Church Fathers
4 Chrysostom's point is that Abraham's intention, his proairesis, was entirely
concentrated on obeying God's command. Although God's command appeared
to be diametrically opposed to the promise God had already made to Abraham
and to ...
Christopher A. Hall, 2002
10
Aristotle: The Collected Papers of Joseph Owens
The charge of inconsistency in Aristotle's use of proairesis has accordingly been
raised. Pierre Aubenque, La Prudence chez Aristote (Paris 1963), pp. 119-143, in
a penetrating and comprehensive study of the background of proairesis in ...
Joseph Owens, John R. Catan
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