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Aristotelian Naturalism

A Research Companion

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Editors:
  1. Martin Hähnel

    1. Department of Philosophy, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Germany

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  • Explores the revival of Neo-Aristotelian Ethical Naturalism
  • Addresses the whole range of issues facing this research program
  • Details differentiations, standpoints, and new perspectives

Part of the book series: Historical-Analytical Studies on Nature, Mind and Action (HSNA, volume 8)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Aristotelian Naturalism – Human Nature, Virtue, Practical Rationality

      • John Hacker-Wright, Martin Hähnel, Micah Lott
      Pages 3-7

  4. Standpoints

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 145-145
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    2. Practical Reason as Human Nature: G. E. M. Anscombe’s Moral Philosophy

      • Anselm Winfried Müller
      Pages 147-163

    3. Perception and Action: John McDowell’s Naturalism of Second Nature

      • Hannes Ole Matthiessen
      Pages 165-173

    4. Virtue and Flourishing: Philippa Foot’s Naturalism of Human Reason

      • Thomas Hoffmann
      Pages 175-181

    5. Grammar and Function: Peter Geach’s Ethics

      • Katharina Nieswandt
      Pages 183-193

    6. Good Reasons and Natural Ends: Rosalind Hursthouse’s Hermeneutical Naturalism

      • Sascha Settegast
      Pages 195-207

    7. Virtue and Tradition: Alasdair MacIntyre’s Thomistic-Aristotelian Naturalism

      • Kathi Beier
      Pages 209-222

    8. Rationality and Virtue: Anselm W. Müller on the Teleology of Life, Thought, and Action

      • Timo-Peter Ertz
      Pages 223-235

    9. Realistic Humanism: Martha Nussbaum on Human Nature

      • Angela Kallhoff
      Pages 237-245

    10. Life and Recognition: Michael Thompson’s Practical Naturalism

      • Matthias Haase
      Pages 247-263
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About this book

This book features many of the leading voices championing the revival of Neo-Aristotelian Ethical Naturalism (AN) in contemporary philosophy. It addresses the whole range of issues facing this research program at present. Coverage in the collection identifies differentiations, details standpoints, and points out new perspectives.

This volume answers a need: AN is quite new to contemporary philosophy, despite its deep roots in the history of philosophy. As yet, there are many unanswered questions regarding its relation to contemporary views in metaethics. It is certainly not equivalent to dominant naturalistic approaches to metaethics in Anglophone philosophy. Indeed, it is not obviously incompatible with some approaches identified as nonnaturalistic. Further, there are controversies regarding the views of the first wave of virtue revivalists. The work of G.E.M. Anscombe and Philippa Foot is frequently misunderstood, despite the fact that they are important figures in the contemporary revival.

This volume details a robust approach to ethics by situating it within the context of human life. It will help readers to better understand how AN raises deep questions about the relation of action and its evaluation to human nature. Neo-Aristotelians argue that something like the traditional cardinal virtues, practical wisdom, temperance, justice and courage, are qualities that perfect human reason and desire.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Germany

    Martin Hähnel

About the editor

Martin Hähnel, PhD in Philosophy, Research Fellow at the Philosophy Department/Chair of Bioethics, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany), Research Interests: Neo-Aristotelian Ethics, Bioethics, Phenomenology

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aristotelian Naturalism

  • Book Subtitle: A Research Companion

  • Editors: Martin Hähnel

  • Series Title: Historical-Analytical Studies on Nature, Mind and Action

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37576-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37575-1Published: 07 April 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37578-2Published: 07 April 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37576-8Published: 06 April 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2509-4793

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-4807

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 470

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ethics, Classical Philosophy

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