Aristotle's Human Flourishing Project

Dr Christopher Gribbin (University of Melbourne)

What's the best way to live our lives? Should we be generous or just worry about ourselves? What will make us happy? What will give us a sense of fulfilment? Questions like these were as important to the ancient Greeks as they are to us today and were just as heavily debated. Aristotle provided a powerful answer to these and other questions through his vision of the ideal life. In recent decades, Aristotle's views have gained increasing popularity, with his ideas appearing in discussions of topics ranging from personal ethics to international development. This course examines Aristotle's vision along with the modern research and thinking which continue his tradition.