Hexis
Hexis (ἕξις) is a relatively stable arrangement or disposition, for example a person's health or knowledge or character. It is a Greek word, important in the philosophy of Aristotle, and because of this it has become a traditional word of philosophy. It stems from a verb related to possession or "having", and Jacob Klein, for example, translates it as "possession". It is more typically translated in modern texts occasionally as "state" (e.g., H. Rackham), but more often as "disposition". Joe Sachs translates it as "active condition", in order to make sure that hexis is not confused with passive conditions of the soul, such as feelings and impulses or mere capacities that belong to us by nature. Sachs points to Aristotle's own distinction, explained for example in categories 8b, which disti
Hexis
Hexis (ἕξις) is a relatively stable arrangement or disposition, for example a person's health or knowledge or character. It is a Greek word, important in the philosophy of Aristotle, and because of this it has become a traditional word of philosophy. It stems from a verb related to possession or "having", and Jacob Klein, for example, translates it as "possession". It is more typically translated in modern texts occasionally as "state" (e.g., H. Rackham), but more often as "disposition". Joe Sachs translates it as "active condition", in order to make sure that hexis is not confused with passive conditions of the soul, such as feelings and impulses or mere capacities that belong to us by nature. Sachs points to Aristotle's own distinction, explained for example in categories 8b, which disti
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Hexis (ἕξις) is a relatively s ...... deserves praise but is lower.
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ヘクシス(hexis)は、ギリシア語で「所有」もしくは「状態 ...... ゥス(habitus)で、行為によって獲得された習慣である。
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Hexis (ἕξις) is a relatively s ...... in categories 8b, which disti
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ヘクシス(hexis)は、ギリシア語で「所有」もしくは「状態 ...... ゥス(habitus)で、行為によって獲得された習慣である。
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Hexis
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ヘクシス
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