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“Two conceptions of voluntary action in the Nicomachean Ethics”, By Daniel Wolt (University of Colorado at Boulder, Philosophy)
“Two conceptions of voluntary action in the Nicomachean Ethics” By Daniel Wolt (University of Colorado at Boulder, Philosophy) Date: Tuesday, 19th February, 2019 Time: 1640-1800 Place: H-232 Abstract: It is nearly universally agreed among commentators that according to Aristotle’s account of voluntary action in the Nicomachean Ethics (NE), only voluntary actions are blameworthy. I argue for a qualified rejection of this assumption: some blameworthy actions do not meet the criteria for voluntariness set out in NE 3.1. However, in NE 3.5 and […]