Platońska eudajmonia. Autor Politei o życiu szczęśliwym
Plato’s eudaimonia. The Author of the Republic on the Happy Life
Author(s): Zbigniew DanekSubject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Plato; dialogues; sense of happiness; eudaimonism; ethical goods; human community;
Summary/Abstract: The article deals with several issues related to the concept of happiness that emerge from Plato’s triptych: the Gorgias, the Republic and the Laws. The focus is on (1) the question of the alleged overcoming of the eudaimonistic imperative, i.e., natural human pursuit of happiness, in the didactic message of the Republic; (2) the question of to what extent the path of cognition ending in the contemplation of the perfect being is at the same time a strive for the supreme happiness; (3) the dilemma of choosing between a reductive and a cumulative model of complete satisfaction in human life; and finally (4) the problem of affiliative conditions of full life satisfaction.
Journal: Peitho. Examina Antiqua
- Issue Year: 13/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 137-168
- Page Count: 32
- Language: Polish
