(Aristotle’s Understanding of Justice and its Reflection in our Cultural Area)

Abstract: With the end of the ancient world, philosophical and ethical thought of Aristotle was also forgotten. Resumption of his ideas is connected with the high medieval period. In the early 12th century, only two of his works were translated into the Latin, and only in the second half of the century translations of other works began to appear. After the recovery of Aristotle by European scholars, his ideas started to spread quickly and became considerably important for various authors dealing with different issues. The main aim of this paper is the description of Aristotle’s notion of justice and its reflections in our cultural area. In accordance with this issue, the paper analyzes specific problems in the works of famous scholars from our cultural area in early modern period and shows how it was reflected and grasped.

Authors: Kalajtzidis, Ján

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2017.10.1.110-120

Publication order reference: Mgr. Ján Kalajtzidis, PhD.; University of Presov; Faculty of Arts, Institute of Ethics and Bioethics, 17. novembra 1, 080 78 Prešov, Slovakia; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2017, vol.: 10, issue: 1, pages: 110-120 (PDF file)

Key words: ARISTOTLE, JUSTICE, EARLY MODERN PERIOD, RAKOVSKY, ARITHMETICAL PROPORTION, GEOMETRICAL PROPORTION

Language: SLOVAK