Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo

  • Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor of Government, Hamilton College
Guerrier chevauchant un cheval noir au bord de la mer, Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, États-Unis). Wikimédia

L’honneur et la vertu chez Aristote et les samouraïs

Le philosophe grec Aristote et le moine japonais Tsunetomo se sont penchés sur ce que signifie mener une vie vertueuse et sur les dangers liés à la quête d’honneurs.
Desire for validation from other people can lead people toward virtue – or in the other direction. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Seeking honor is a double‑edged sword – from ancient Greece to samurai Japan, thinkers have wrestled with whether it’s the way to virtue

Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of wanting praise or recognition.

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