Allison Murphy (Carleton College): Publications

Northfield, Minnesota, United States of America

Areas of Interest

Perceiving Life as Good and Our Own
History of Philosophy Quarterly 37 (2): 101-120. 2020.

In EN IX.9 Aristotle explains the value human beings place on their lives in terms of a special self-directed perception that attends our actualization in perceiving and thinking. I argue that Aristotle understands the perception as one that synoptically grasps life as good and one’s own. I further show Aristotle’s understanding of the nature of this perception is key to his central argument in IX.9: the perception accounts for the good person’s experience both of his individual life and of the …Read more
In EN IX.9 Aristotle explains the value human beings place on their lives in terms of a special self-directed perception that attends our actualization in perceiving and thinking. I argue that Aristotle understands the perception as one that synoptically grasps life as good and one’s own. I further show Aristotle’s understanding of the nature of this perception is key to his central argument in IX.9: the perception accounts for the good person’s experience both of his individual life and of the life of his friend as choiceworthy.

Classical Greek Philosophy Aristotle
John von Heyking: Comprehensive Judgment and Absolute Selflessness: Winston Churchill on Politics as Friendship (review)
The Review of Politics 82. 2019.

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