Nicomachean Ethics : Translation, Introduction, and Commentary,9780140449495

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Nicomachean Ethics : Translation, Introduction, and Commentary

by Aristotle (Author); Thomson, J. A. K. (Translator); Tredennick, Hugh (Revised by)

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9780140449495

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3/1/2004

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Penguin Classics

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Summary

This work presents the Nicomachean Ethics in a fresh English translation by Christopher Rowe that strives to be meticulously accurate yet also accessible. The translation is accompanied by Sarah Broadie's detailed line-by-line commentary, which brings out the subtlety of Aristotle's thought asit develops from moment to moment. In addition, a substantial introductory section features a thorough examination of the text's main themes and interpretative problems and also provides preambles to each of the ten books of the Nicomachean Ethics. An indispensable resource for students approachingthe Nicomachean Ethics for the first time, this detailed treatment is ideal for courses in classical or ancient philosophy, the philosophy of Aristotle, and ethics.

Author Biography

Aristotle (384-û322 b.c.) studied under Plato at the Academy and later established his school, the Lyceum, which attracted a large number of scholars.

Jonathan Barnes is professor of ancient philosophy at the University of Geneva. He translated and edited the Penguin Classics edition of Early Greek Philosophy.

J. A. K. Thomson was professor emeritus of classics at King-'s College, London, until his death in 1959.

Hugh Tredennick was professor of classics at Royal Holloway College and Dean of the Faculty of Arts at London University.

Preface
Chronology
Introduction
Further reading
A note on the text
Synopsis
The object of life	p. 3
Moral goodness	p. 31
Moral responsibility : two virtues	p. 50
Other moral virtues	p. 82
Justice	p. 112
Intellectual virtues	p. 144
Continence and incontinence : the nature of pleasure	p. 167
The kinds of friendship	p. 200
The grounds of friendship	p. 228
Pleasure and the life of happiness	p. 254
Table of virtues and vices	p. 285
Pythagoreanism	p. 287
The sophists and Socrates	p. 289
Plato's theory of forms	p. 292
The categories	p. 295
Substance and change	p. 296
Nature and theology	p. 300
The practical syllogism	p. 302
Pleasure and process	p. 303
Liturgies	p. 305
Aristotle in the middle ages	p. 306
Glossary of Greek words	p. 310
Index of names	p. 313
Subject index	p. 316
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