The free desire in Aristotle
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https://doi.org/10.61378/enun.v7i2.160Keywords:
Aristóteles, desejo, liberdade, razãoAbstract
This text seeks to support the hypothesis that virtuous desire, as proposed by Aristotle, can be understood as the freest of all types of desire insofar as its object is the good desired for its own sake. The central argument is that this way of desiring is the freest because the one who desires it is not under any coercion, but only follows his autonomous and virtuous reason. Aristotle is clear in establishing the following parameters: one must desire only the good itself and not by slavish obedience to the rule or in view of the consequence, which means not conditioning desire on mere conformity to the norm or on the possible pleasant or non-painful consequence. According to the philosopher, what characterizes virtuous desire is that it is determined only by the virtuous person's reason and, because of this, it is the freest desire that can exist.
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