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Lädt ... The Brute Within: Appetitive Desire in Plato and Aristotle (Oxford Philosophical Monographs) (2009. Auflage)von Hendrik Lorenz (Autor)
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Hendrik Lorenz presents a comprehensive study of Plato's and Aristotle's conceptions of non-rational desire. They see this as something that humans share with animals, and which aims primarily at the pleasures of food, drink, and sex. Lorenz explores the cognitive resources that both philosophers make available for the explanation of such desires, and what they take rationality to add to the motivational structure of human beings. In doing so, he exposes a remarkable degree ofcontinuity between Plato's and Aristotle's thought in this area. He also sheds fresh light, not only on both philosophe Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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As such, the book is too detailed for the general reader, and in fact will be of interest mainly to students of Plato, Aristotle or the history of psychology. However, within this scope, it is quite fascinating. I think it also shows just how important psychology is for philosophy, for it shapes approaches to ethics and the acquisition of knowledge. To be virtuous, for example, it is perhaps essential to 'know thyself' - that is, to understand specifically what is involved in virtuous actions, and also to avoid vicious ones. Understanding - for instance - how appetite can be controlled, how imagination can be used to serve reason, etc, provide a practical basis for ethical action. Thus Lorenz does a fine job of revealing just how sophisticated and well-observed the Platonic/Aristotelian concepts of the mind were - a fact that is perhaps not so hidden in Aristotle, but, I always feel, is more obscured in Plato by virtue of the dialogue form. Lorenz's analysis, however, reveals Plato's systematic and careful development of a working psychology that will certainly send interested students back to the dialogues with fresh eyes.
Gareth Southwell is a philosopher, writer and illustrator.