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Nicomachean ethics

Aristotle ; translated and edited by Roger Crisp

(Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy)

Cambridge University Press, 2000

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

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

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Details

  • NCID
    BA47471150
  • ISBN
    • 0521632218
    • 0521635462
  • LCCN
    99036947
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    grc
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xlii, 213 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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