Philosopher’s Theoretical Life vs. Auto-deification? Possible readings of Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics”, book X.
Philosopher’s Theoretical Life vs. Auto-deification? Possible readings of Aristotle’s “Nicomachean Ethics”, book X.

Summary/Abstract: This is a continuation of “Rational vs. Mystical Readings of Aristotle’s NousPoietikos. Introduction to the Subject and Overview of Central Positions” whereI gave a synopsis of the readings of nous poietikos. I ordered them by introducinga division into “mystical” and “rational”. The mystical ones are rooted in a viewthat nous poietikos does not belong to particular human beings, but is identicalwith Deity/divine sphere. According to the rational readings nous poietikos is ourcognitive tool and through its activity we can learn about the Deity and emulate it.In this paper, I aim to check which of these models is better suited for Aristotle, inother words: would Aristotle approve of any of them? By comparing the ways oflife appointed by them I wish to put theory into practice. In order to solve a mysteryfrom De Anima, I refer to Nicomachean Ethics.

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