Comprehending the whole

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Costanzo, Jason

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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Φιλοσοφική Σχολή. Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας

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Δωδώνη: Μέρος Τρίτο: επιστημονική επετηρίδα του Τμήματος Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής και Ψυχολογίας; Τόμ. 37 (2014-2015)

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Methodological principles governing Aristotelian Metaphysics and Ethics

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It is an ironic if not troublesome fact that philosophy, which has traditionally considered itself the foundational science of all sciences, is still very much in doubt regarding the nature of its subject matter, the kinds of methods it employs and the status of its knowledge claims. W hether or not such difficulties can be entirely overcome, we ought to at least continue the attempt to resolve them. One possible path toward this end is to consider what unites as opposed to what divides philosophy. Within this essay, I examine the methodological relationship between metaphysics and ethics through consideration and reinterpretation of the concept of ‘convertibility’ as first conceived within the works of A ristotle and later among the medieval scholastics. According to this view, to say that “x is” and “x is good” is to assert not a real but a conceptual distinction inasmuch as both terms are mutually interchangeable (convertible) with respect to the subject. Three methodological principles governing union of these two philosophical branches of knowledge are thereafter identified. Following this, I examine the possible ways in which these principles may be applied to consideration of the nature of philosophy and the unity of knowledge.

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Μεθοδολογικές αρχές Μεταφυσικής Αριστοτέλη, Μεθοδολογικές αρχές Ηθικής Αριστοτέλη, Αριστοτελική Μεταφυσική, Αριστοτελική Ηθική

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Αριστοτέλης ο Σταγειρίτης, 384-322 π.Χ.--Μεταφυσική, Αριστοτέλης ο Σταγειρίτης, 384-322 π.Χ.--Ηθική, Αριστοτελική φιλοσοφία

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σ. [29]-39
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Βιβλιοθήκη και Κέντρο Πληροφόρησης

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Βιβλιογραφία: σ. 39
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