neo-Aristotelianism
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Neo-Aristotelianism is a contemporary philosophical movement that revives and adapts Aristotle’s ideas—especially in ethics, metaphysics, and virtue theory—to address modern philosophical and practical problems.
All labels observed (2)
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| neo-Aristotelian ethics | 1 |
| neo-Aristotelianism canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: neo-Aristotelianism Context triple: [Alasdair MacIntyre, philosophicalSchool, neo-Aristotelianism]
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Neostoicism
Neostoicism is a late 16th-century philosophical movement that sought to harmonize ancient Stoic ethics with Christian doctrine, emphasizing inner constancy, rational self-control, and moral duty.
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Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism is the philosophical tradition based on the works and methods of Aristotle, emphasizing empirical observation, formal logic, and systematic inquiry into nature, ethics, and metaphysics.
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Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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On the Several Senses of Being in Aristotle
"On the Several Senses of Being in Aristotle" is Franz Brentano’s influential 1862 doctoral dissertation, a foundational work in Aristotelian scholarship and early analytic philosophy that examines the different meanings of "being" in Aristotle’s thought.
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Commentary on Aristotle's Categories
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories is a late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia offers a detailed Neoplatonist exegesis and defense of Aristotle’s treatise on categories.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: neo-Aristotelianism Target entity description: Neo-Aristotelianism is a contemporary philosophical movement that revives and adapts Aristotle’s ideas—especially in ethics, metaphysics, and virtue theory—to address modern philosophical and practical problems.
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A.
Neostoicism
Neostoicism is a late 16th-century philosophical movement that sought to harmonize ancient Stoic ethics with Christian doctrine, emphasizing inner constancy, rational self-control, and moral duty.
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B.
Aristotelianism
Aristotelianism is the philosophical tradition based on the works and methods of Aristotle, emphasizing empirical observation, formal logic, and systematic inquiry into nature, ethics, and metaphysics.
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C.
Neo-scholasticism
Neo-scholasticism is a modern revival and systematic development of medieval scholastic philosophy and theology, especially associated with the renewed study of Thomas Aquinas in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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D.
On the Several Senses of Being in Aristotle
"On the Several Senses of Being in Aristotle" is Franz Brentano’s influential 1862 doctoral dissertation, a foundational work in Aristotelian scholarship and early analytic philosophy that examines the different meanings of "being" in Aristotle’s thought.
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E.
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories is a late antique philosophical work in which Simplicius of Cilicia offers a detailed Neoplatonist exegesis and defense of Aristotle’s treatise on categories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
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| instanceOf |
ethical theory tradition
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philosophical movement ⓘ |
| appliesTo | contemporary philosophy ⓘ |
| argues |
that flourishing is the standard of moral evaluation
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that metaphysics underpins ethics ⓘ that reasons for action are rooted in objective goods ⓘ that virtues are grounded in human nature ⓘ |
| develops |
Aristotelian moral psychology
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Aristotelian natural law theory ⓘ virtue epistemology NERFINISHED ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ virtue-based political theory ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dispositions
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natural kinds ⓘ powers ⓘ practical wisdom ⓘ substance metaphysics ⓘ teleology ⓘ thick ethical concepts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
human flourishing
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moral character ⓘ practical reasoning ⓘ virtue ethics ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRoot | Aristotelian scholasticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainInfluence | Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent |
Alasdair MacIntyre
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David Oderberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Anscombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED ⓘ John McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Nussbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippa Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosalind Hursthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAppliedIn |
ethics
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of action ⓘ philosophy of law ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| isContemporaryFormOf | Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| reactsAgainst |
Humean moral psychology
NERFINISHED
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Kantian ethics NERFINISHED ⓘ moral skepticism ⓘ non-cognitivism in ethics ⓘ reductive naturalism ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| revives |
Aristotelian ethics
NERFINISHED
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Aristotelian metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristotelian virtue theory ⓘ |
| supportsView |
character-centered ethics
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moral realism ⓘ objective human goods ⓘ practical rationality as reason-responsive ⓘ |
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Subject: neo-Aristotelianism Description of subject: Neo-Aristotelianism is a contemporary philosophical movement that revives and adapts Aristotle’s ideas—especially in ethics, metaphysics, and virtue theory—to address modern philosophical and practical problems.
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neo-Aristotelian ethics