EN 1105a33-b5 Knowing is not important to virtue

About this episode

This episode discusses Aristotle's perspective on the relationship between knowledge and virtue.

ταῦτα δὲ πρὸς μὲν τὸ τὰς ἄλλας τέχνας ἔχειν οὐ συναριθμεῖται, πλὴν αὐτὸ τὸ εἰδέναι· πρὸς δὲ τὸ τὰς ἀρετὰς τὸ μὲν εἰδέναι οὐδὲν ἢ μικρὸν ἰσχύει, τὰ δ' ἄλλα οὐ μικρὸν ἀλλὰ τὸ πᾶν δύναται, ἅπερ ἐκ τοῦ πολλάκις πράττειν τὰ δίκαια καὶ σώφρονα περιγίνεται.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Wenqi Li

Topics covered

• virtue
• knowledge
• Aristotle
• philosophy
• ethics

Keywords

• Aristotle
• virtue
• knowledge
• ethics
• philosophy

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