Ethics for rational animals: the moral psychology at the basis of Aristotle's ethics

In: Oxford scholarship online

Abstract

'Ethics for Rational Animals' presents a new account of practical wisdom, virtue, and akrasia (acting against one's best judgement) through an original study of the moral psychology at the basis of Aristotle's ethics. It ranges over his works on ethics, psychology, and biology, and defends a novel view concerning Aristotle's intellectualism.