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Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action
Zeitschrift fur philosophische forschung, 74 (2020), 1; 53-79. https://doi.org/10.3196/004433020828856935
Grgić, Filip

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Grgić, F. (2020). Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action. Zeitschrift fur philosophische forschung, 74. (1), 53-79. doi: 10.3196/004433020828856935

Grgić, Filip. "Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action." Zeitschrift fur philosophische forschung, vol. 74, no. 1, 2020, pp. 53-79. https://doi.org/10.3196/004433020828856935

Grgić, Filip. "Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action." Zeitschrift fur philosophische forschung 74, no. 1 (2020): 53-79. https://doi.org/10.3196/004433020828856935

Grgić, F. (2020) 'Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action', Zeitschrift fur philosophische forschung, 74(1), pp. 53-79. doi: 10.3196/004433020828856935

Grgić F. Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action. Zeitschrift fur philosophische forschung [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2024 April 23];74(1):53-79. doi: 10.3196/004433020828856935

F. Grgić, "Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action", Zeitschrift fur philosophische forschung, vol. 74, no. 1, pp. 53-79, 2020. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:475793. [Accessed: 23 April 2024]

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Title (english)Aristotle’s Rational Powers and the Explanation of Action
AuthorFilip Grgić
Author's institutionInstitute of Philosophy
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philosophy
Abstract (english)
In this paper, I discuss Aristotle’s notion of rational powers as presented in his Metaphysics Θ.2 and Θ.5. I argue, first, that his account cannot serve as the model for explaining human rational actions in general. The role of rational powers is restricted to the explanation of arts and their exercises, including the exercises of knowledge through teaching. The exercises of character virtues do not follow the same pattern that is discernible in the exercises of rational powers. Second, I try to show that the similarities between Aristotle’s rational powers and powers as they are commonly understood in contemporary accounts of agency, especially regarding their two-sidedness and up-to-usness, are only superficial. Aristotle’s rational powers are not genuinely two-sided, and their being up to the agent has nothing to do with the availability of alternative courses of action.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review - international
Publication versionAccepted version
Journal titleZeitschrift fur philosophische forschung
Numberingvol. 74, no. 1, pp. 53-79
p-ISSN0044-3301
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3196/004433020828856935
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:261:475793
Publication2020
Document URLhttp://bib.irb.hr/999569
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