Two interpretations of the virtue of eutrapelía
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https://doi.org/10.61378/0m86gq18Keywords:
Virtue, Wittiness, Laughter, Temperance, CordialityAbstract
The virtue of eutrapelía is one of the virtues that Aristotle considers to be “social,” that is, virtues specific to communal life. Aristotle seems to have been the first philosopher to regard eutrapelía as a virtue, a fact that poses considerable difficulties for its interpretation. In this sense, this article aims to present two interpretive proposals for this virtue, namely those of Howard Curzer (2012) and Matthew Walker (2019). Curzer relates eutrapelía to the virtue of cordiality, another “social” virtue, whereas Walker relates it to the virtue of temperance. I will seek to show that both positions are correct, insofar as each prioritizes only one perspective of the eutrapelía.
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