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The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics

By Ronald Polansky

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
0521122732, 9780521122733
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3793299 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Pages
488\486
Time added
2017-10-17 10:04:19
Ethics & Morality;Philosophy;Politics & Social Sci

Description

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is the first and arguably most important treatise on ethics in Western philosophy. It remains to this day a compelling reflection on the best sort of human life and continues to inspire contemporary thought and debate. This Cambridge Companion includes twenty essays by leading scholars of Aristotle and ancient philosophy that cover the major issues of this foundational text. The essays in this volume shed light on Aristotle's rigorous and challenging thinking on questions such as: Can there be a practical science of ethics? What is happiness? Can we arrive at convincing accounts of virtues? Are we responsible for our character? How does moral virtue relate to good thinking? Can we act against our reasoned choice? What is friendship? Is the contemplative life the highest kind of life?

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