Aristotelian Naturalism

This book features many of the leading voices championing the revival of Neo-Aristotelian Ethical Naturalism (AN) in contemporary philosophy. It addresses the whole range of issues facing this research program at present. Coverage in the collection identifies differentiations, details standpoints, and points out new perspectives. This volume answers a need: AN is quite new to contemporary philosophy, despite its deep roots in the history of philosophy. As yet, there are many unanswered questions regarding its relation to contemporary views in metaethics. It is certainly not equivalent to dominant naturalistic approaches to metaethics in Anglophone philosophy. Indeed, it is not obviously incompatible with some approaches identified as nonnaturalistic. Further, there are controversies regarding the views of the first wave of virtue revivalists. The work of G.E.M. Anscombe and Philippa Foot is frequently misunderstood, despite the fact that they are important figures in the contemporary revival.

This volume details a robust approach to ethics by situating it within the context of human life. It will help readers to better understand how AN raises deep questions about the relation of action and its evaluation to human nature. Neo-Aristotelians argue that something like the traditional cardinal virtues, practical wisdom, temperance, justice and courage, are qualities that perfect human reason and desire.

Autorentext
Martin Hähnel, PhD in Philosophy, Research Fellow at the Philosophy Department/Chair of Bioethics, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (Germany), Research Interests: Neo-Aristotelian Ethics, Bioethics, Phenomenology

Inhalt
Introduction (Martin Hähnel).- Part 1. PROLOGUE.- Chapter 1. Neoaristotelian Ethical Naturalism (Rosalind Hursthouse).- Part 2. DIFFERENTIATIONS.- Chapter 2. Metaphysical, Scientific, Analytical, and Aristotelian Naturalism (Geert Keil).- Chapter 3. What is Aristotelian about Aristotelian Naturalism? (Christof Rapp).- Chapter 4. Aristotelian Naturalism as Metaethics (Christoph Halbig).- Chapter 5. Aristotelian Naturalism as Ethical Naturalism (Mario Brandhorst).- Chapter 6. What is Biological about Aristotelian Naturalism? (Markus Wild).- Chapter 7. T.B.A. (Gavin Lawrence).- Chapter 8. Aristotelian Naturalism and the Autonomy of Ethics (Micah Lott).- Chapter 9. T.B.A. (John Hacker-Wright).- Part 3. STANDPOINTS.- Chapter 10. Practical Reason as Human Nature: G. E. M. Anscombe's Moral Philosophy (Anselm Winfried Müller).- Chapter 11. Perception and Action: John McDowell's Naturalism of Second Nature (Hannes Ole Matthiessen).- Chapter 12. Virtue and Flourishing: Philippa Foot´s Naturalism of Human Reason (Thomas Hoffmann).- Chapter 13. Grammar and Function: Peter Geach´s Ethics (Katharina Nieswandt).- Chapter 14. Good Reasons and Natural Ends: Rosalind Hursthouse's Hermeneutical Naturalism (SASCHA SETTEGAST).- Chapter 15. Virtue and Tradition: Alasdair MacIntyre's Thomistic-Aristotelian Naturalism (Kathi Beier).- Chapter 16. Rationality and Virtue: Anselm W. Müller on the Teleology of Life, Thought, and Action (Timo-Peter Ertz).- Chapter 17. Realist Humanism: Martha Nussbaum on Human Nature (Angela Kallhoff).- Chapter 18. Life and Recognition: Michael Thompson´s Practical Naturalism (Matthias Haase).- Chapter 19. Nature and Self-interpretation: John Hacker-Wright and Micah Lott (Philipp Brüllmann).- Part 4. PERSPECTIVES.- Chapter 20. Aristotle and Wittgenstein (Roger Teichmann).- Chapter 21. Aristotelian Naturalism and Phenomenology (John Drummond).- Chapter 22. Aristotelian Naturalism and Well-Being (Richard Kim).- Chapter 23. Aristotelian Naturalism and Philosophy of Religion (Henning Tegtmeyer).- Chapter 24. Aristotelian Naturalism and the Concept of Person (Bert Heinrichs).- Chapter 25. Natural Law Ethics (Jan Leichsenring).- Chapter 26. T.B.A. (Parisa Moosavi).- Chapter 27. Aristotelian Naturalism and Critical Theory (Jan Mueller).- chapter 28. T.B.A. (Francis Petrucelli).- Chapter 29. T.B.A. (Max Parish).