Abstract Given the complexity of meaning of urban parks in our lives, philosophical inquiry may provide a way to help understand what good urban parks are and what role urban parks can play in people's lives. Our desire to understand underlying meanings of today's urban parks led us to explore Aristotle's writings The Nicomachean Ethics. Hence, we discuss connections between Aristotle's ideas associated with virtuous character, friendship, and contemplation that we conclude are relevant to providing a normative view of urban parks. Such a normative interpretation suggests that urban parks have the potential to create spaces that (a) provide social contexts to encourage virtuous behaviors and moral goodness, (b) help create a safe and stable community through connections between different people or groups, and (c) help enhance people’s possibilities to achieve contemplation during leisure, leading to experiences associated with the good life.

中文翻译：

---

城市公园作为追求美德、友谊和沉思的空间：亚里士多德的观点

摘要 鉴于城市公园在我们生活中的意义的复杂性，哲学探究可能提供一种方法来帮助理解什么是好的城市公园以及城市公园在人们生活中可以发挥什么作用。我们渴望了解当今城市公园的潜在含义，这促使我们探索亚里士多德的著作《尼各马可伦理学》。因此，我们讨论了亚里士多德与美德性格、友谊和沉思相关的思想之间的联系，我们得出结论，这些思想与提供城市公园的规范观点相关。这种规范性解释表明，城市公园有可能创造以下空间：(a) 提供社会环境以鼓励道德行为和道德善良，(b) 通过不同人或群体之间的联系帮助创建一个安全稳定的社区，