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Single Idea 24334

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism]

Full Idea

We control our actions from their starting-point up to their end because we know the particulars.

Gist of Idea

We have control of an action when we know the particulars

Source

Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1114b30)

A Reaction

Presumably we might cease to be responsible in the middle of an action, because of unavoidable ignorance of changing particulars.

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Nicomachean Ethics', ed/tr. Reeve, C.D.C. [Hackett 2024], p.45