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Aristotle on the Uses of Contemplation (Paperback)
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Aristotle on the Uses of Contemplation (Paperback)
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Traditionally, Aristotle is held to believe that philosophical
contemplation is valuable for its own sake, but ultimately useless.
In this volume, Matthew D. Walker offers a fresh, systematic
account of Aristotle's views on contemplation's place in the human
good. The book situates Aristotle's views against the background of
his wider philosophy, and examines the complete range of available
textual evidence (including neglected passages from Aristotle's
Protrepticus). On this basis, Walker argues that contemplation also
benefits humans as perishable living organisms by actively guiding
human life activity, including human self-maintenance. Aristotle's
views on contemplation's place in the human good thus cohere with
his broader thinking about how living organisms live well. A novel
exploration of Aristotle's views on theory and practice, this
volume will interest scholars and students of both ancient Greek
ethics and natural philosophy. It will also appeal to those working
in other disciplines including classics, ethics, and political
theory.
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