Aristotle – Practical Wisdom and Science Different Parts of the Soul
Well, we have now stated the nature and objects of Practical Wisdom and Science respectively, and that they belong each to a different part of the Soul. But I can conceive a person questioning their utility. “Science,” he would say, “concerns itself with none of the causes of human happiness (for it has nothing to […]
Aristotle – Three functions of the Soul; Sense, Intellect, and Appetition
Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics – There are in the Soul three functions on which depend moral action and truth; Sense, Intellect, Appetition, whether vague Desire or definite Will.
The Two Parts of the Soul – the Irrational and the Rational
Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics – The Soul consists of two parts, the Irrational and the Rational (as to whether these are actually divided, as are the parts of the body,
Aristotle – Happiness Is Co-extensive with Contemplative Speculation
Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics Happiness then is co-extensive with this Contemplative Speculation
Perfect Happiness Must Be a Kind of Contemplative Working
Our conception of the gods is that they are above all blessed and happy: now what kind of Moral actions are we to attribute to them?
Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics – Excellence in Science is Confessedly Most Pleasant
At least the pursuit of Science is thought to contain Pleasures admirable for purity and permanence