Matilde Sarranito, F. orcid.org/0000-0002-3954-9952 (Cover date: 2024) Philosophy As A Way Of Life In Aristotle’s Eudemian Ethics I: A Matter Of Life And Death. Eidos: A Journal for Philosophy of Culture, 8 (4). pp. 13-42. ISSN 2544-302X
Abstract
Despite his inclusion in Hadot’s foundational work on philosophy as a way of life (PWL), Aristotle tends to be sidelined in recent discussions. This is because Aristotelian contemplation is a goal in itself, not clearly associated with a project of transformation of the knower’s practical life. In this article, I use evidence from the Eudemian Ethics (EE) to re-evaluate the relationship between contemplation and practical life by reflecting on the notion of bios (way of life) and the question about the best possible bios. The exploration of the three bioi in EE problematizes the relationship between phronesis and theoria. Furthermore, EE reframes the question of the best possible bios as a thought experiment from an antinatalist stance: for the sake of which would you choose to be born? The result is a reconsideration of Aristotelian contemplation as a matter of vital importance, and as a valid goal within PWL.
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Keywords: | Aristotle, philosophy as a way of life, phronesis, theoria, contemplation, bios, antinatalism |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Humanities (Leeds) > Classics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Oct 2024 13:21 |
Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2025 09:46 |
Published Version: | https://eidos.uw.edu.pl/philosophy-as-a-way-of-lif... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Warsaw |
Identification Number: | 10.14394/eidos.jpc.2024.0022 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:218821 |