Przemysław Paczkowski

Przemysław Paczkowski, professor of philosophy, Institute of Philosophy, University of Rzeszow. He specializes in the history of ancient philosophy, in particular moral philosophy.

 

Issue: 5:3 (The nineteenth issue)

The subject of this essay is a discussion of the doctrines of emotions of Plato
and Aristotle. According to both them it is impossible to oust the passions from
the good, i.e. happy life. On the contrary, emotions are an important
component of human excellence. We investigate this question with reference to
Plato’s doctrine of the soul and his concept of a perfect life, and Aristotle’s
ethics, poetics and rhetoric.