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| 22688 | The Aristotelian idea that choices can be perceived needs literary texts to expound it |
| Full Idea: To show forth the Aristotelian claim that 'the decision rests with perception', we need - either side by side with a philosophical outline or inside it - literary texts which display the complexity, indeterminacy, and sheer difficulty of moral choice. | |||
| From: Martha Nussbaum (The Golden Bowl, and Lit as Moral Philosophy [1983], II) | |||
| A reaction: Berys Gaut observes that this depends on a particularist view of moral choice (usually seen as Aristotelian), with little interest in principles. |