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An expert on ancient philosophy, Professor Julia Annas will explore an answer to the question of what it means to flourish – a question that is as relevant today as it was in the ancient world, discussing Aristotle’s eudaimonistic account and explaining some of its implications for contemporary quests for flourishing. She will argue that Aristotle’s position is neither egoistic nor elitist (as it is often claimed to be) and that it is important first to be clear on what flourishing is and how it relates to the way we live our lives before we can identify the circumstances that tend to produce it.

Julia Annas is Regents Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arizona. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the founding editor of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy. She has published books and articles on many aspects of ancient philosophy, particularly ancient ethics, and has also done work in contemporary virtue ethics. Her latest book, Intelligent Virtue, is forthcoming this year from Oxford University Press.

The talk is sponsored by the Positive Psychology Center and co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy.