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Making things better: the art of changing things (Aristotle, Metaphysics Θ 2)

Making things better: the art of changing things (Aristotle, Metaphysics Θ 2) Discussion notes Making things better: the art of changing things (Aristotle , Metaphysics Y 2) RICHARD KING 1. Dr. Crippen, St. John Long and two varieties of badness Y 2 continues the account of Òprinciples for change in something else or as some- thing elseÓ ( Žrx¯ metabol°! ¤n ŽllÒ µ à llo ) which had been identi Ž ed as the central way of being a capacity in chapter one (1046a9-10). Such capacities are further divided into dun‹mei! metŒ lñgou and dun‹mei! logoi ÒrationalÓ and ÒirrationalÓ capacities, as they are usually translated. Commonly also, ÒrationalÓ capacities are taken to include all human capacities in which rea- son is involved. Prudence ( frñnh!i! ) especially, that capacity for deliberation about leading our life in general, is thought to be central to the chapter. For it is characteristic of ÒrationalÓ capacities that choice is involved, and usually this is taken to mean: choice between acting with ethical correctness or not. However, even the slightest re  ection on the activities of an artist (or craftsman) shows that not only ethical choice is involved: an artist must decide how to act as an artist, that is, insofar as they are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Phronesis Brill

Making things better: the art of changing things (Aristotle, Metaphysics Θ 2)

Phronesis , Volume 43 (1): 63 – Jan 1, 1998

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Brill
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© 1998 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0031-8868
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1568-5284
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10.1163/15685289860517801
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Discussion notes Making things better: the art of changing things (Aristotle , Metaphysics Y 2) RICHARD KING 1. Dr. Crippen, St. John Long and two varieties of badness Y 2 continues the account of Òprinciples for change in something else or as some- thing elseÓ ( Žrx¯ metabol°! ¤n ŽllÒ µ à llo ) which had been identi Ž ed as the central way of being a capacity in chapter one (1046a9-10). Such capacities are further divided into dun‹mei! metŒ lñgou and dun‹mei! logoi ÒrationalÓ and ÒirrationalÓ capacities, as they are usually translated. Commonly also, ÒrationalÓ capacities are taken to include all human capacities in which rea- son is involved. Prudence ( frñnh!i! ) especially, that capacity for deliberation about leading our life in general, is thought to be central to the chapter. For it is characteristic of ÒrationalÓ capacities that choice is involved, and usually this is taken to mean: choice between acting with ethical correctness or not. However, even the slightest re  ection on the activities of an artist (or craftsman) shows that not only ethical choice is involved: an artist must decide how to act as an artist, that is, insofar as they are

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Published: Jan 1, 1998

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