THE PREAMBLE OF THE EUDÊMIA ETHICS AND THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK – AN APPROACH BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF EE I 7

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  • Raphael Zillig Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/Cnpq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/phi.v19i2.31268

Keywords:

Aristotle, method, happiness, telos.

Abstract

Aristotle’s research on happiness in the Eudemian Ethics has its proper start at EE I 7, as the first six chapters of the book are described as a preamble. This being so, a question arises about the kind of relation that obtains between the preamble and the main text. Is the preamble a mere introduction to the research, or is it possible that the arguments developed in the research of the EE depend on what has been presented in the preamble? We believe that an analysis of the argument put forward in EE I 7 may shed some light on the question. We will sustain that this argument at least takes one of its premises from the preamble and so cannot proceed without relying on what has been presented in the introduction of the text.

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Author Biography

Raphael Zillig, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/Cnpq

Possui mestrado (2003) e doutorado (2008) pela UFRGS, ambos dedicados à metafísica aristotélica. Foi professor assistente e adjunto na UFPR (2009-2010) e é atualmente professor adjunto na UFRGS. Dese 2012, é bolsista de produtividade em pesquisa do CNPq (nível 2) e pesquisador colaborador da Universidade Estadual de Campinas.

 

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Published

2014-11-06

How to Cite

ZILLIG, Raphael. THE PREAMBLE OF THE EUDÊMIA ETHICS AND THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK – AN APPROACH BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF EE I 7. Philósophos a journal of philosophy, Goiânia, v. 19, n. 2, p. 221–265, 2014. DOI: 10.5216/phi.v19i2.31268. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/philosophos/article/view/31268. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2014): Dossiê de Filosofia Antiga

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Dossiê de Artigos Originais

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