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The Good: The word "good" can have many different applications, but in general it refers to something that is morally right, ethical, or beneficial. It can also be used to describe something that is pleasant, desirable, or enjoyable. Philosophy is particularly concerned with the difficulties of defining the good. See also Definitions, Definability._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Socrates on Good - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 317 Good/The Good/Socrates/Gadamer: AristotleVsSocrates: By his limitation of the Socratic-Platonic "intellectualism" in the question of the good, Aristotle, as is well known, becomes the founder of ethics as a discipline independent of metaphysics. By criticizing the Platonic idea of the good as an empty generality, he confronts it with the question of the human good, the good for human action. >Generality/Aristotle. In the direction of this critique, the equation of virtue and knowledge, of "arete" and "logos" as they underlie the Socratic-Platonic virtue doctrine, are an exaggeration. Aristotle brings them back to the right measure by showing the orexis as the supporting element of humans's moral knowledge, the "striving" and its shaping into a firm attitude (hexis). The concept of ethics carries already in its name the reference to this Aristotelian foundation of the "arete" in practice and "ethos". Gadamer I 318 Teaching of Ideas/AristotleVsSocrates: Aristotle emphasizes, in contrast to the doctrine of goodness determined by Platonic ideology, that "practical philosophy" cannot be about accuracy of the highest order, as the mathematician carries it out. >Ethics/Aristotle, >The Good/Aristotle._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Socrates Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |