{"product_id":"the-function-argument-in-aristotles-ethics-happiness-and-the-human-good-9781350511750","title":"The Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics: Happiness and the Human Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJakub Jirsa provides the first book-length study of the \"function argument\", outlining its central importance for Aristotle's ethics and his understanding of happiness and living well. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics \u003c\/i\u003egives a systematic account of the development of the function argument from Plato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, with an explication of the interdependence between different versions of the argument which appear in Aristotle's ethical writings. In careful close readings of Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eProptrepticus\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEudemian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, Jirsa makes the case that the function (\u003ci\u003eergon\u003c\/i\u003e) argument - that the function of human beings is virtuous activity of the rational part of the soul - serves as a transition from formal to substantial ethical debate and helps to differentiate between happiness and the happy life. The book then evaluates Aristotle's function argument against contemporary critiques. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With English translations of sections of the \u003ci\u003eProptrepticus \u003c\/i\u003ebased on the recent reconstruction from ancient sources and fragments, this volume offers a novel context for understanding a key element of Aristotle's ethical works, and is an ideal reference for those studying Aristotelian ethics, virtue ethics and the history of philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJakub Jirsa \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Charles University, Czech Republic.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862633021714,"sku":"9781350511750","price":126.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2b104a6-36cd-4742-9fca-76ed9f280771.jpg?v=1767784509","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-function-argument-in-aristotles-ethics-happiness-and-the-human-good-9781350511750","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}