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Retoryka i Etyka Nikomachejska Arystotelesa w interpretacji Heideggera
Aristotelian Rhetoric and Nicomachean Ethics in Heidegger’s Interpretation

Author(s): Norbert Leśniewski
Subject(s): Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Special Branches of Philosophy, Ancient Philosphy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Heidegger; Aristotle; ethics; rhetoric; hermeneutics; communication; virtue

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes the main topics of Heidegger’s interpretation of Aristotelian selected practical writings. It is focused on Rhetoric and Nikomachean Ethics. The aim of the article is to show how the practical ideas of Aristotle were theoretically introduced into the basic terms of Being and Time through an analysis of early Heidegger’s lectures. Within the Heidegger’s interpretation, Aristotelian practical concepts indicate the consistency of classical rules and principles of the communication and persuasion. Finally, Heidegger’s on to hermeneutics schould be viewed as practical philosophy based on ethics and rhetoric.

  • Issue Year: 61/2016
  • Issue No: 61
  • Page Range: 321-333
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish