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    The exclusive-dominance interpretation of theoretical con... — Carmelics
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    The exclusive-dominance interpretation of theoretical contemplation undermines Aristotle's account of happiness.

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    • 1.The exclusive-dominance interpretation holds that moral virtue and practical wisdom are merely instrumental means to happiness, not integral to it.
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    • 2.Aristotle affirms the intrinsic value of virtuous activity in political and social engagement, including friendship.
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    In the end, however, he palliates the differences, leaving the possibility for some way to harmonize the two (1178a30). The differences between the two lives are rooted in the different aspects of the soul. Moral virtues belong to the appetites and desires of the sensory soul – the part obviously associated with the active political life, when its activities are brought under the guidance and control of excellent practical thought and judgment. The “highest” virtues, those belonging to the scien
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