In the Nicomachean Ethics, traditionally assumed to be the last of the three ethical writings attributed to Aristotle, practical wisdom (phronesis) is given two descriptions whose relationship is far from being completely elucidated. Phronesis is described as the capability of truly understanding the end of human life and also of discerning the appropriate means to attain this end. In their attempt to capture the way in which these two definitions are coordinated, scholars have proposed considerably different hypotheses. These would be enough reasons to justify a detailed analysis of the highly corrupted text dealing with the subject of phronesis in the Eudemian Ethics. [*]
[*] This work was possible due to the financial support of the Sectorial Operational Program for Human Resources Development 2007-2013, co-financed by the European Social Fund, under the project number POSDRU/159/1.5/S/140863 with the title “Competitive European researchers in the fields of socio-economics and humanities. Multiregional research net (CCPE)”.
