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Looking back on 2021, there were so many excellent articles, particularly those of our brilliant guests, who contributed both original pieces and interviews to this site. Many thanks to them all for their contributions and their support to Daily Philosophy!
In the following, I give you only some of my own articles because to include all the contributed articles would make the list too long, and I find it impossible to choose among them. Find all the guest articles and interviews here:
https://daily-philosophy.com/categories/guest-post/
Now, let’s start, as we did in the past year, with Aristotle:
How to Live an Aristotelian Life
Aristotle’s theory of happiness rests on three concepts: (1) the virtues; (2) phronesis or practical wisdom; and (3) eudaimonia or flourishing.
Martha Nussbaum’s Capabilities Approach has always fascinated me as a way of trying to list the conditions for a “good” human life. Whether this works as intended or not, it is a brave attempt to bring clarity into the question of what makes a life worth living.
Martha Nussbaum and the Capabilities Approach
In the capabilities approach, philosopher Martha Nussbaum argues that a human life, in order to reach its highest potential, must include a number of “capabilities” – that is, of actual possibilities that one can realise in one’s life.
Aristotle’s life is itself a fascinating story of genius and greatness:
Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Aristotle (384-322 BC), born in Stageira, Greece, is one of the most influential philosophers who ever lived. He worked not only in philosophy, but also wrote dozens of books on all topics, from astronomy and biology to literary theory.
Richard Taylor gives Aristotle’s theory a modern spin that makes it resonate with our own lives:
Richard Taylor on the Creative Life
Richard Taylor (1919–2003) thought that it’s creativity that makes us feel happy and fulfilled. According to Taylor, a life lived without exercising one’s creativity is a wasted life.
Here is, by the way, Daily Philosophy’s book on Aristotle that began as a series of articles, but that you can now buy as an ebook or paperback on Amazon. Please consider buying it to support Daily Philosophy!
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