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59Plato on the incompatibility of wealth and justice: the property arrangements in the RepublicHistory of Political Thought 39 (2): 193-215. 2018.The property arrangements of the Republic are often linked to Plato's biographical and historical background, especially to his alleged aristocratic prejudices against moneymaking. Contrary to this, I argue that they are based on one of his central philosophical theories, i.e. on his conception of justice. According to Plato, justice involves the control of appetitive desires. Among these appetitive desires, the desire for money stands out for the following reasons given in the text: it is part …Read more
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36Aristotle on the Beginning of Animal Life and Soul ActivitiesApeiron 56 (3): 587-619. 2023.For Aristotle, animals, by contrast to plants, possess a perceptual soul. However, there is disagreement concerning the point at which the perceptual soul is acquired, for him. On one influential interpretation, Aristotle thinks that the perceptual soul is acquired not during the initial formation of the embryo, but at some later stage of its development. On such interpretations of Aristotle’s view, the newly formed embryo is not yet an actual animal, but a plant-like living being or even inanim…Read more
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156. Die Wirtschaftsordnung und die richtige Einstellung zu Besitz und ReichtumIn Christoph Horn (ed.), Platon: Gesetze/Nomoi, De Gruyter. pp. 105-122. 2013.
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137. InterpenetrationIn Detlef Horster (ed.), Niklas Luhmann: Soziale Systeme, De Gruyter. pp. 73-88. 2013.
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6Armut in der griechisch-römischen antiken PhilosophieIn Gottfried Schweiger & Clemens Sedmak (eds.), Handbuch Philosophie Und Armut, J.b. Metzler. pp. 71-77. 2021.In der Antike finden sich im Rahmen der politischen Philosophie und Ethik Beobachtungen zum Thema Armut. In der politischen Philosophie gibt es Überlegungen zu sozialen Dynamiken zwischen Arm und Reich, in der Ethik vor allem Diskussionen zur Bedeutung materieller Güter für das gute Leben. Wohltätigkeit oder Hilfspflichten gegenüber Armen spielen in der griechisch-römischen Antike nach gängiger Ansicht keine nennenswerte Rolle.
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6Platons Kritik an Geld und ReichtumDe Gruyter. 2013.The volumes published in the series Beiträge zur Altertumskunde comprise monographs, collective volumes, editions, translations and commentaries on various topics from the fields of Greek and Latin Philology, Ancient History, Archeology, Ancient Philosophy as well as Classical Reception Studies. The series thus offers indispensable research tools for a wide range of disciplines related to Ancient Studies.
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6Platons Kritik am Gelderwerb. Die Kritik an den Sophistenhonoraren und die Besitzregeln in der PoliteiaIn Peter Seele (ed.), Ökonomie, Politik Und Ethik in der Praktischen Philosophie der Antike, De Gruyter. pp. 29-48. 2011.
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6Round-Table-GesprächeIn Michael Erler & Jan Erik Heßler (eds.), Argument Und Literarische Form in Antiker Philosophie: Akten des 3. Kongresses der Gesellschaft Für Antike Philosophie 2010, De Gruyter. pp. 565-579. 2013.