Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, based on lectures that he gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical endeavour. It is soundly located within a philosophical tradition, but its argument differs markedly from those of Plato and Socrates in its emphasis on the exercise - as opposed to the mere possession - of virtue as the key to human happiness, offering seminal discussions of ethical issues that are practical in their intent. Topics covered include the role of luck in human wellbeing, moral education, responsibility, courage, justice, moral weakness, friendship and pleasure. This accessible new translation by Roger Crisp follows the Greek text closely and also provides a non-Greek-reader with the flavour of the original. The volume also includes a historical and philosophical introduction and notes on further reading.

ISBN 0521635462   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780521635462 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 433 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Reprint date 01-Apr-2011 12:00:00 am Imprint Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Format Paperback   Series editor Ameriks, Karl, Clarke, Desmond M. Publication date 30 Mar 2000   Series title Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy Translator Roger Crisp   Previous ISBN 9780521632218 Library of Congress B430.A5 C7513 2000   Height (mm) 228 DEWEY 171.3   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY edition DC21   Spine width (mm) 19 Pages 258   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly

Book I; Book II; Book III; Book IV; Book V; Book VI; Book VII; Book VIII; Book IX; Book X.

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