Aristotle on the Nature and Art of Selfhood

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We are political creatures, and we all need others who care about the development of our character and who offer guidance and advice; “if this were not so, we there would be no need for an instructor” (N. Ethics, 1003b12-3). We imitate those who have already successfully developed courage or moderation, acting as if we were brave or moderate, struggling at first, but slowly training ourselves...but, if “acting-as-if” and imitation are the keys to developing virtue, then surely the Poetics will provide a clue to Bk. II of the Ethics, and in a way that may add to our understanding of how ethics and aesthetics are connected.

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