EN 1105b12-18 One will not be good by just philosophizing

About this episode

The episode discusses Aristotle's view that merely philosophizing does not lead to goodness or virtue.

ἀλλ' οἱ πολλοὶ ταῦτα μὲν οὐ πράττουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τὸν λόγον καταφεύγοντες οἴονται φιλοσοφεῖν καὶ οὕτως ἔσεσθαι σπουδαῖοι, ὅμοιόν τι ποιοῦντες τοῖς κάμνουσιν, οἳ τῶν ἰατρῶν ἀκούουσι μὲν ἐπιμελῶς, ποιοῦσι δ' οὐδὲν τῶν προσταττομένων. ὥσπερ οὖν οὐδ' ἐκεῖνοι εὖ ἕξουσι τὸ σῶμα οὕτω θεραπευόμενοι, οὐδ' οὗτοι τὴν ψυχὴν οὕτω φιλοσοφοῦντες.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Wenqi Li

Topics covered

• philosophy
• Aristotle
• ethics
• self-improvement
• education

Keywords

• Aristotle
• philosophy
• virtue
• self-improvement
• ethics

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