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Article: The passions of the wise: phronesis, rhetoric, and Aristotle's passionate practical deliberation.
- Article from:
- The Review of Metaphysics
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO REASONS WHY contemporary moral and political philosophers should be attentive to Aristotle's account of practical reason. First, in contradistinction with views that characterize the emotions primarily as a hindrance to practical reasoning, moral philosophers have become increasingly impressed with the revived Aristotelian insight that good practical reasoning systematically relies on the emotions. Second, accounts of practical reason have become increasingly important for political philosophers seeking to theorize the regulative principles governing democratic deliberation. My intention in this paper is to demonstrate that Aristotle shows how an ...