THINK WITH ZUNEFrom thought to judgment.
From judgment to practice.

ARISTOTLE

A good life depends less on what we know than on how we repeatedly choose and act.

384–322 BCEAncient Greek ethicsGreece
Other names and spellings

아리스토텔레스 · Aristoteles

Core ideas

HAPPINESSVIRTUE & HABITFRIENDSHIPPRACTICAL WISDOMRHETORIC

Works & sources

Nicomachean Ethics · Rhetoric · Poetics

ARISTOTLE, a first reading

Aristotle explored a good life through virtue, community, and concrete choices.

Practical wisdom: what does it mean?

Practical wisdom is the ability to judge what acting well requires in a particular situation. It joins a sound ethical purpose to attention to circumstances, rather than mechanically applying a rule.

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Related reflections

  1. 01Does a good life follow the flow, or take shape through habit?
  2. 02Good leaders gather the materials of judgment before offering an answer
  3. 03Good judgment sees both principles and particulars
  4. 04Persuasion begins with trust before words