Aristotle on Softness and Endurance: Nicomachean Ethics 7.7, 1150a9–b19

In Nicomachean Ethics 7.7 (= Eudemian Ethics 6.7), Aristotle distinguishes softness (malakia) from lack of self-control (akrasia) and endurance (karteria) from self-control (enkrateia). This paper argues that unqualified softness consists of a disposition to give up acting to avoid the painful toil...

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Main Author: Marechal, Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Phronesis
Year: 2024, Volume: 69, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-96
Further subjects:B Temperance
B Pain
B Character
B Endurance
B Akrasia
B softness
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