Papers by Nevim Borçin
This paper aims to elucidate the case of the vulgar craftsmen who are excluded from the citizen b... more This paper aims to elucidate the case of the vulgar craftsmen who are excluded from the citizen body, a case which evidently challenged Aristotle's conception of citizenship, as we find it presented in Pol. III,5. I argue that Aristotle's exclusion of vulgar craftsmen from citizenship in his best city, based on their habits, activities, and ways of life, lacks justification, even when evaluated against his own criteria.
Aither: Journal for the Study of Greek and Latin Philosophical Traditions, 2024
Aristotle’s conception of the natural slave remains a contentious issue. I challenge two common i... more Aristotle’s conception of the natural slave remains a contentious issue. I challenge two common interpretations that misrepresent his account. The first holds that natural slaves share the same human nature as free men, with their deficiency arising from their actions and habituation. The second sees the natural slave as a subhuman, closer to animals, with an innate and ineliminable rational defect. I reject both views and argue that Aristotle sees the natural slave as a legitimate human being but with a rational deficiency. Furthermore, I contend that this deficiency is more severe than some scholars acknowledge, particularly those who take Aristotle as identifying non-Greeks with natural slaves and assess their cognitive abilities on the basis of the intellectual achievements of non-Greeks.
Classical World: A Quarterly Journal on Antiquity, 2024
In this book, Julie K. Ward examines the concept of theoria within both philosophical and what sh... more In this book, Julie K. Ward examines the concept of theoria within both philosophical and what she terms ‘traditional’ frameworks. Her primary objective is to enhance the ongoing philosophical discussion surrounding Plato and Aristotle’s accounts of theoria by situating them within the context of the earlier practice of traditional theoria. By understanding the cultural ground from which these philosophical accounts spring, Ward rightly asserts that her work enables a deeper and more sustained critical analysis of both philosophers’ theories than what is found in current scholarship.
Ancient Philosophy , 2024
A methodological statement that occurs at Nicomachean Ethics vii 1 and its implementation in the ... more A methodological statement that occurs at Nicomachean Ethics vii 1 and its implementation in the subsequent discussion has widely been called ‘the method of endoxa’. According to the received interpretation, this method follows some strict steps and epitomizes the dialectical method of inquiry. I question the received interpretation and argue for a deflationary and non-dialectical account which, I believe, conforms with Aristotle’s scientifically oriented general methodology.
The Journal of Value Inquiry, 2023
A continuous objection to virtue ethics has been its alleged inadequacy in providing a distinctiv... more A continuous objection to virtue ethics has been its alleged inadequacy in providing a distinctive account of right action and determinate action guidance. The virtue ethical criterion “An action is right if and only if it is what a virtuous agent would characteristically (i.e., acting in character) do in the circumstances,” has been claimed by some to give wrong results in some cases, and thus doomed to failure. However, I argue that the opponents who raise these objections overlook an important distinction between “action assessment” and “action guidance” in virtue ethics. Once this distinction which is alien to other dominant moral theories is taken into consideration, I show that virtue ethics can supply a distinctive theory of right action and sufficient action guidance. Moreover, I will demonstrate that this distinction allows us to see that virtue ethics has some structural advantages that enable it to provide multiple guidance strategies to different agents with differential cognitive and moral developmental levels. Finally, I will argue that while theories that tell moral agents what to do by providing exact answers might affect moral agency in negative ways by frustrating the development of an integrated moral character, virtue ethics also avoids this effect.
Book Chapter by Nevim Borçin
Non-citizens in the City, 2025
This paper aims to elucidate the case of the vulgar craftsmen who are excluded from the citizen b... more This paper aims to elucidate the case of the vulgar craftsmen who are excluded from the citizen body, a case which evidently challenged Aristotle’s conception of citizenship, as we find it presented in Pol. III,5. I argue that Aristotle’s exclusion of vulgar craftsmen from citizenship in his best city, based on their habits, activities, and ways of life, lacks justification, even when evaluated against his own criteria.
Conference Presentations by Nevim Borçin
Welcome and introductory remarks by Florian Uckmann & Till Jesinghaus Chair: Ricardo Alcocer Urue... more Welcome and introductory remarks by Florian Uckmann & Till Jesinghaus Chair: Ricardo Alcocer Urueta 10:10-11:00 -Thomas Seissl (UW): "Is there a second nature in nature? Some issues with Physics VIII.4" 11:00-11:50 -Dániel Attila Kovácz (Eötvös Loránd University): confirmed, tba
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