INVESTIGADORES
CRESPO Ricardo Fernando
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Aristotle on Agency, Habits and Institutions
Autor/es:
CRESPO, RICARDO F.
Lugar:
Río de Janeiro
Reunión:
Congreso; WINIR International Conference on Institutions; 2015
Institución organizadora:
WINIR
Resumen:
In this paper I will try tobuild a possible Aristotelian theory about agency, habits and institutions.Aristotle developed a solid theory on human action, where we can find a placefor ?agency?. His views on habits are linked to his theory of virtue, vice andart (skill). Concerning institutions, Aristotle does not mention the categoriesused by contemporary sociology, but he does provide a sound social andpolitical philosophy that encompasses the nature and role of institutions. Inhis ethical and political treatises, we can track indications about therelation and relative weights of these three concepts. The paper willsubsequently present Aristotle?s notions on these three concepts in thefollowing sections.
