Coffee and the Good Life

In Fritz Allhoff, Scott F. Parker & Michael W. Austin (eds.), Coffee. Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 228–238 (2011-03-04)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Eudaimonia, Ergon, and Espresso The Golden Mean The Bean.

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coffee and the good life ‐ the bean and the golden mean   Aristotle, first philosopher in Western tradition ‐ good life, Nichomachean Ethics, complete and widely read treatise on subject   Eudaimonia, Ergon, and Espresso ‐ the Greek word eudiamonia translated as happiness   Eudiamonia, a public state of being ‐ pubic states of being, well‐being or human flourishing   Aristotle, arguing that those who seek honor ‐ really in search of some sort of affirmation of their excellence (arête)   good life, the life spent ‐ in “rational activity in accordance with virtue”   truly virtuous activity, more than simply performing right actions ‐ the right state of mind and acting for the sake of virtue alone   Aristotle's account of the good life, offering coffee lovers ‐ the best coffee‐drinking experience, drinking coffee in moderation   understanding of drinking coffee ‐ Aristotle's theory of the good life, coffee as a necessary good for the eudiamon life

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9781444393385   9781444337129

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edition Keleker, Lori (2011) "Coffee and the good life : the bean and the golden mean". In Allhoff, Fritz, Parker, Scott F., Austin, Michael W., Coffee - Philosophy for Everyone: Grounds for Debate, pp. : Wiley-Blackwell (2011)

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