Aristotle's 'Nicomachean Ethics' A Reader's Guide

by Warne, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9780826485540
• ISBN10: 0826485545
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most significant works of moral philosophy ever written. It is certainly among the most widely read and studied, a staple of undergraduate courses that continues to inspire ethical thought to this day. As such, it is a hugely important and exciting, yet challenging, piece of philosophical writing. In Aristotle's 'Nicomachean Ethics': A Reader's Guide, Christopher Warne offers a clear and thorough account of this key philosophical work. The book sets Aristotle's work in context, introduces the major themes and provides a detailed discussion of the key sections and passages of the text. Warne goes on to explore some of the areas of thought that the Nicomachean Ethics has impacted upon and provides useful information on further reading. This is the ideal companion to study of this most influential and challenging of texts.

Table of Contents

Context	p. 1
Overview of themes	p. 9
Reading the text	p. 18
Reception and influence	p. 139
Aquinas	p. 140
Mill	p. 141
Anscombe	p. 143
Contemporary virtue ethics	p. 144
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