Pułapki przekładu, czyli o różnicy między skromnością i małodusznością w pismach Arystotelesa

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-0319.27.05

Słowa kluczowe:

etyka Arystotelesa, mikropsychia, skromność, małoduszność

Abstrakt

The article raises the issue of the proper understanding of the concept of mikropsychia in Aristotle’s works. In modern Polish translations, the term is translated as “small-mindedness” or “exaggerated modesty”; according to one of the translators, it is the equivalent of Christian “humility”.
In the first part of the article, it is shown that in the writings of Aristotle and his contemporary authors, mikropsychia is a serious moral vice, the source of which is self-ignorance and the resulting low self-esteem. It is often associated with cowardice, envy, greed and selfishness. Understood in this way, this character trait has nothing to do with modesty, which we consider a virtue. The second part of the article discusses various ways of understanding modesty and its place in Aristotle’s ethics. The interrelationship between modesty, pride, moderation and proper self-esteem is also shown.

Biogram autora

Joanna Sowa - Uniwersytet Łódzki

Dr hab. Joanna Sowa, prof. UŁ – classical philologist, literary scholar, translator from Greek, propagator of ancient culture, Head of the Chair of Classical Philology of the University of Lodz. Her research focuses on Greek literature and philosophy, with particular emphasis on the works of Plato, Aristotle and Plutarch.

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Sowa, J. (2025). Pułapki przekładu, czyli o różnicy między skromnością i małodusznością w pismach Arystotelesa. Collectanea Philologica, (27), 61–81. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-0319.27.05 (Original work published 30 październik 2024)