تأملی بر تعریف ارسطو از فضیلتِ اخلاقی و مؤلفه‌های آن

نوع مقاله : علمی - پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 گروه فلسفه و کلام اسلامی، دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)، تهران، ایران.

2 گروه فلسفه و کلام اسلامی، دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)، تهران،‌ ایران.

چکیده

ارسطو بحث فضیلت را در دو لایه معرفت‌شناختی و وجودشناختی مطرح می‌سازد. دغدغه اصلی او وجودشناسی و، به بیان دیگر، شکل‌گیری فضیلت و فضیلت‌مند شدن انسان است. البته این بدین‌معنا نیست که لایه معرفت‌شناختی یعنی تعریف و ماهیت فضیلت مورد بررسی قرار نگیرد. فضیلت در نگاه ارسطو ملکه‌ای است که دست به انتخاب می‌زند، ولی این انتخاب خود مرکب از میل و تأمل است. این پژوهش سعی دارد با نگاه تحلیلی ماهیت انتخاب را بررسی کند و رابطه اجزای آن را یعنی میل و تأمل را از حیث تقدم و علیت بر دیگری به بحث بگذارد. بحث فضیلت، از سوی دیگر، با نظریه حد وسط گره خورده است. این نظریه را از جنبه‌های گوناگون نقد کرده‌‌اند. در این پژوهش، سعی شده است با تقریری که ارائه می‌شود علاوه بر حفظ ظاهر متن ارسطو از نظریه حد وسط دفاع شود، به‌طوری که علاوه بر پاسخ به انتقاد زبانی استعاری بودن و انتقاد عملی بی‌فایده بودن، میان تقریر کمّی و کیفی از آن نیز جمع کند.

کلیدواژه‌ها


عنوان مقاله [English]

A Reflection on Aristotle's Definition of Moral Virtue and Its Components

نویسندگان [English]

  • amir ahmadkhani 1
  • majid ahsan 2
1 Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Imam Sadiq University (AS), Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology, Imam Sadiq University (AS), Tehran, Iran.
چکیده [English]

Aristotle presents the concept of virtue in both epistemological and ontological layers. His primary concern is the ontology of virtue, or in other words, the formation of virtue and the process of becoming virtuous. However, this does not mean that the epistemological layer, which involves defining and understanding the nature of virtue, is neglected. According to Aristotle, virtue is a disposition that leads to choice, and this choice is composed of both desire and reflection. This study aims to analytically examine the nature of choice and discuss the relationship between desire and reflection in terms of priority and causality. Furthermore, the concept of virtue is closely tied to the doctrine of the mean, which has been critiqued from various perspectives. This research seeks to defend the doctrine of the mean by offering an interpretation that not only addresses criticisms regarding its metaphorical and practical shortcomings but also reconciles the quantitative and qualitative interpretations of the theory.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Aristotle
  • virtue of character
  • mean
  • choice
  • and theory of mean
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