Political and Contemplative Life in Aristotle’s Account of Happiness

• Authors: Laura Candiotto

Title variants

EN

Political and Contemplative Life in Aristotle’s Account of Happiness

• Languages of publication: IT

Abstracts

IT

Through the concepts of ἔργον and βίος, the article describes the two happiest forms of life, i.e., the theoretical and the political one, asking whether happiness is founded on the conjunction of the two. Focusing on the connection between philosophy, education and politics the paper emphasizes the role of contemplation as πράξις and the importance of philosopher for the city.

EN

Through the concepts of ἔργον and βίος, the article describes the twohappiest forms of life, i.e., the theoretical and the political one, askingwhether happiness is founded on the conjunction of the two. Focusingon the connection between philosophy, education and politics the paperemphasizes the role of contemplation as πράξις and the importance ofphilosopher for the city.

Keywords

EN

happiness; forms of life; praxis; contemplation; politics

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Peitho. Examina Antiqua
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 143-154

Dates

published

2012-02-11

Contributors

author

Laura Candiotto

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/pea.2012.1.6