TY - JOUR
T1 - Aristotle's Elusive Summum Bonum
AU - Broadie, Sarah Jean
PY - 1999/12
Y1 - 1999/12
N2 - The philosophy of Aristotle (384–322, b.c.e.) remains a beacon of our culture. But no part of Aristotle's work is more alive and compelling today than his contribution to ethics and political science — nor more relevant to the subject of the present volume. Political science, in his view, begins with ethics, and the primary task of ethics is to elucidate human flourishing. Aristotle brings to this topic a mind unsurpassed in the depth, keenness, and comprehensiveness of its probing.
AB - The philosophy of Aristotle (384–322, b.c.e.) remains a beacon of our culture. But no part of Aristotle's work is more alive and compelling today than his contribution to ethics and political science — nor more relevant to the subject of the present volume. Political science, in his view, begins with ethics, and the primary task of ethics is to elucidate human flourishing. Aristotle brings to this topic a mind unsurpassed in the depth, keenness, and comprehensiveness of its probing.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0265052500002314
DO - 10.1017/S0265052500002314
M3 - Article
SN - 0265-0525
VL - 16
SP - 233
EP - 251
JO - Social Philosophy and Policy
JF - Social Philosophy and Policy
IS - 1
ER -