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The Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics with Jakub Jirsa

from The Dionysius Circle Podcast · host Samuel Bennett

In this episode, Sam Bennett speaks with philosopher Jakub Jirsa about his new Bloomsbury book, The Function Argument in Aristotle’s Ethics. They discuss Aristotle’s famous function argument, what it means to ask whether human beings have a distinctive function, and how this question shapes Aristotle’s account of virtue, happiness, and the human good.

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