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Hume on "Greatness of Soul"

Hume on "Greatness of Soul" Graham Solomon Hume Studies, Volume 26, Number 1, April 2000, pp. 129-142 (Article) Published by Hume Society DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hms.2011.0176 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/383243/summary Access provided at 17 Feb 2020 18:19 GMT from JHU Libraries Hume Studies Volume XXVI, Number 1, April 2000, pp. 129-142 GRAHAM SOLOMON The "great-souled man" was first described in detail in Book iv of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Simon Blackburn concisely summarizes Aristotle's portrait of this "lofty character": "The great-souled man is of a distinguished situation, worthy of great things, 'an extreme in respect of the greatness of his claims, but a mean in respect of the Tightness of them', perfectly virtuous, good at con- ferring benefits but ashamed of receiving them, neither humble nor vain. The combination involves proper pride or magnanimity." Such men will enter pol- itics with the aim of preserving justice and working for the good of society, or they will exhibit great personal courage in battle, or, more generally, they will aim at virtuous action at all times, even when faced with painful choices and life-threatening circumstances. Historians disagree about whether Aristotle held that the great-souled man is motivated in part by a desire to be admired by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hume Studies Hume Society

Hume on "Greatness of Soul"

Hume Studies , Volume 26 (1) – Jan 26, 2011

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Graham Solomon Hume Studies, Volume 26, Number 1, April 2000, pp. 129-142 (Article) Published by Hume Society DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/hms.2011.0176 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/383243/summary Access provided at 17 Feb 2020 18:19 GMT from JHU Libraries Hume Studies Volume XXVI, Number 1, April 2000, pp. 129-142 GRAHAM SOLOMON The "great-souled man" was first described in detail in Book iv of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Simon Blackburn concisely summarizes Aristotle's portrait of this "lofty character": "The great-souled man is of a distinguished situation, worthy of great things, 'an extreme in respect of the greatness of his claims, but a mean in respect of the Tightness of them', perfectly virtuous, good at con- ferring benefits but ashamed of receiving them, neither humble nor vain. The combination involves proper pride or magnanimity." Such men will enter pol- itics with the aim of preserving justice and working for the good of society, or they will exhibit great personal courage in battle, or, more generally, they will aim at virtuous action at all times, even when faced with painful choices and life-threatening circumstances. Historians disagree about whether Aristotle held that the great-souled man is motivated in part by a desire to be admired by

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