Creating Character： Aristotle on Habituation, the Cognitive Power of Emotion, and the Role of Prudence  

作　　者：LIU Wei 

机构地区：[1]School of Philosophy,National Research Center for Ethics,Renmin University of China,Beijing 100872,China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Philosophy in China》2012年第4期533-549,共17页中国哲学前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：For Aristotle creating a virtuous character means habituating a stable emotional state or disposition （hex＆）, which enables the agent to feel and act rightly, and to have the intellectual virtue prudence （phron^sis） complete this habituation. But because feeling or emotion （pathos） is a passive state, it is not clear in what way we can make ourselves be affected correctly. This paper tries to solve this apparent difficulty by emphasizing the cognitive power of emotion. It also examines the role of prudence in the acquisition of ethical virtue, supporting an anti-intellectualist understanding of practical motivation.For Aristotle creating a virtuous character means habituating a stable emotional state or disposition （hex＆）, which enables the agent to feel and act rightly, and to have the intellectual virtue prudence （phron^sis） complete this habituation. But because feeling or emotion （pathos） is a passive state, it is not clear in what way we can make ourselves be affected correctly. This paper tries to solve this apparent difficulty by emphasizing the cognitive power of emotion. It also examines the role of prudence in the acquisition of ethical virtue, supporting an anti-intellectualist understanding of practical motivation.

关 键 词：ARISTOTLE CHARACTER HABITUATION EMOTION PRUDENCE 

分 类 号：O4-09[理学—物理] B844.1[哲学宗教—发展与教育心理学]