The problem of the good in general to Aristotle

Author(s)

Hugo Bezerra Tiburtino

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2010-02-24

Examining board members

Marco Antonio de Avila Zingano; Vivianne de Castilho Moreira; Luiz Henrique Lopes dos Santos

• Advisor: Marco Antonio de Avila Zingano

Abstract

The argument in Nicomachean Ethics I 6 1096a 23-29 is the principal subjectmatter of my work. It has been regarded as a fallacy since the modern commentary: although we would expect a prove of the equivocity of the good, this conclusion isnt reached. My aim is to explain the problem and to propose an answer; I claim that the conclusion must be understood as a multiplicity of natures rather than of definitions. I discuss severed related themes like the homonymy of being, development of Aristotles thought, possibility of metaphysics, definition of goodness and the analogy. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 06/05118-6 - In what way does Aristotle say the homonymy of good?
• Grantee: Hugo Bezerra Tiburtino
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master