10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIRITEDNESS»
Discover the use of
spiritedness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
spiritedness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Plato and the Virtue of Courage
Even if it is not the dialogue's primary theme, courage and especially the
phenomenon Socrates calls thumos or "spiritedness"2 play important roles in the
city in speech. But what is "spiritedness," and what is its relation to courage? First
and ...
2
Our Politics, Our Selves?: Liberalism, Identity, and Harm
In turn, Strauss responds that “the parallel between the city and the soul requires
that just as in the city the warriors occupy a higher rank than the moneymakers, in
the soul spiritedness occupy [sic] a higher rank than desires.. . .But it is much ...
3
Aristotle's Best Regime: A Reading of Aristotle's Politics, ...
After describing the kind of nature that the lawgiver of the best regime will need,
Aristotle offers a few remarks on spirit and spiritedness. This is a very perplexing
passage (Pols 1327b38-1328al5), and this is so at least in part because, as more
...
4
Plato's Republic: A Study
As the present passage shows, the separation of the three powers in the soul (
intellect, spiritedness, and desire) is not the total isolation of each. Spirit and
desire must be sufficiently intelligent to carry out their roles within the city, and the
same ...
5
Socrates and the Political Community: An Ancient Debate
Just as spiritedness rebels against death, the decomposition of the human being
it tries to maintain, it may also rebel against the truth that man is not wholly
satisfied by the city, or that he needs something for his satisfaction that goes
beyond ...
6
An Introduction to Political Philosophy: Ten Essays
This parallelism requires that, just as in the city the warriors occupy a higher rank
than the moneymakers, so in the soul spiritedness occupy a higher rank than
desire. It is very plausible that those who uphold the city against foreign and ...
Leo Strauss, Hilail Gildin,
1989
7
The Philosophy of Punishment and the History of Political ...
The Athenian distinguishes three different psychic causes of fault: spiritedness,
pleasure, and ignorance. Spiritedness is “by nature quarrelsome and pugnacious
, overturning many things with uncalculating violence.”48 Pleasure takes over the
...
Peter Karl Koritansky,
2011
8
Eros in Plato, Rousseau, and Nietzsche: The Politics of Infinity
None of this evidence can be rightfully dismissed. It dominates the
characterizations of eros and thymos at the surface of the dialogue and therefore
deserves to be taken seriously. If spiritedness seems opposed to eros, that is
because it is so.
9
Plato's Cleitophon: On Socrates and the Modern Mind
Man's spiritedness is not the same as that of the animals. His is accompanied by
justifications which are interpretations or articulations of the order of all beings
and, therewith, man's place in that order. The city is self-righteous, but its ...
10
The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An ...
Since spiritedness is undetermined as to the primary end, the goods of the body
or the good of the mind, it is in a way independent of, or oblivious to, those goods.
As such, spiritedness is neutral to the difference between the two kinds of ...
Leo Strauss, Thomas L. Pangle,
1989
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIRITEDNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
spiritedness is used in the context of the following news items.
Awards for good Samaritans who lifted truck to free man
Yesterday, Mr Asif was among a group of 16 who were given awards by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) for public spiritedness. The SCDF is still ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
16 people get SCDF awards for lifting trailer truck to free man pinned …
SINGAPORE - Sixteen people who helped a South Korean man trapped under a truck were given awards for their public spiritedness by the Singapore Civil ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
Perry: "Trumpism A Toxic Mix Of Demagoguery, Mean-Spiritedness …
He offers a barking carnival act that can be best described as Trumpism: a toxic mix of demagoguery, mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the ... «RealClearPolitics, Jul 15»
Trump in fight with Border Patrol union over Mexican border visit
... mean-spiritedness and nonsense that will lead the Republican Party to perdition if pursued.” Indeed, the insults flying between Trump and his rivals have been ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
80 chided for mean-spiritedness, name calling at housing meeting
LEWISBURG — A “mean-spirited” discourse and “name calling” was noted at Wednesday night's meeting by two officials working with the financing of the ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Jul 15»
May's potty mouth better than PM's mean-spiritedness
Whoa, stop the presses! Elizabeth May has a potty mouth and her comedy timing sucks! Definitely worthy of news coverage on Pages 1 and 2 of the Times ... «Times Colonist, May 15»
Two foreign workers receive SCDF Public Spiritedness Awards for …
SINGAPORE - Two foreign workers received the SCDF Public Spiritedness Awards on Friday for rescuing a toddler whose head was stuck between the rails of ... «The Straits Times, Apr 15»
Clinton: 'I Am Tired Of The Mean-Spiritedness In Politics'
“I am tired of the mean-spiritedness in politics,” she told voters who gathered in a supporter's living room in Claremont. “Enough with the attacks and the anger, ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
Raffles Place robbery: Three commended for public-spiritedness
SINGAPORE — The police today (Dec 11) commended three members of the public for their public-spiritedness during the armed robbery in Raffles Place last ... «TODAYonline, Dec 14»
Should We Teach Plato in Gym Class?
Perhaps the closest we have is “spiritedness,” as in “a spirited competitor.” Plato knew that thymos is a marvelous quality that needs to be developed and ... «New York Times, Aug 14»