Nicomachean Ethics : Aristotle

by Ostwald, Martin

• ISBN13: 9780023895302
• ISBN10: 0023895306
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781624661198
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1962-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson

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Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

The Nicomachean Ethics is a foundational text in the field of ethics, written by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. This book has been a cornerstone of philosophical inquiry for centuries, offering insights into the nature of virtue, happiness, and the good life.

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Primarily, this book is used by students and scholars of philosophy, particularly those studying ethics and moral philosophy. It is also a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the principles of ethics and how they apply to everyday life. Whether you're a philosophy major or simply looking to deepen your understanding of ethical theories, Nicomachean Ethics is an essential read.

History and Editions

The Nicomachean Ethics has been widely studied and translated since its original composition in the 4th century BCE. The edition available through eCampus.com is a translation by Martin Ostwald, which provides a clear and accessible interpretation of Aristotle's original text. This edition has been a standard reference for many years, offering a reliable and comprehensive guide to Aristotle's ethical theories.

Author and Other Works

Martin Ostwald is the translator of this edition of Nicomachean Ethics. While Aristotle is the primary author, Ostwald's translation ensures that the text remains clear and relevant for modern readers. Aristotle's works include other notable texts such as Politics, Metaphysics, and Rhetoric, all of which contribute to his comprehensive philosophical framework.

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• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication Date: January 1st, 1962
• Number of Pages: 352
• Language: English

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Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Bibliography	xxv
Note on the Text	xxvii
NICOMACHEAN ETHICS
Book One	3	(30)
The good as the aim of action	3	(1)
Politics as the master science of the good	4	(1)
The limitations of ethics and politics	5	(1)
Happiness is the good, but many views are held about it	6	(2)
Various views on the highest good	8	(1)
Plato's view of the Good	9	(5)
The good is final and self-sufficient; happiness is defined	14	(5)
Popular views about happiness confirm our position	19	(3)
How happiness is acquired	22	(1)
Can a man be called ``happy'' during his lifetime?	23	(3)
Do the fortunes of the living affect the dead?	26	(1)
The praise accorded to happiness	27	(2)
The psychological foundations of the virtues	29	(4)
Book Two	33	(19)
Moral virtue as the result of habits	33	(2)
Method in the practical sciences	35	(1)
Pleasure and pain as the test of virtue	36	(2)
Virtuous action and virtue	38	(2)
Virtue defined: the genus	40	(1)
Virtue defined: the differentia	41	(3)
Examples of the mean in particular virtues	44	(4)
The relation between the mean and its extremes	48	(1)
How to attain the mean	49	(3)
Book Three	52	(31)
Actions voluntary and involuntary	52	(6)
Choice	58	(2)
Deliberation	60	(3)
Wish	63	(1)
Man as responsible agent	64	(4)
Courage and its sphere of operation	68	(2)
Courage: its nature and its opposites	70	(2)
Qualities similar to courage	72	(4)
Courage: its relation to pleasure and pain	76	(1)
Self-control and its sphere of operation	77	(2)
Self-control: its nature and its opposites	79	(2)
Self-indulgence	81	(2)
Book Four	83	(28)
Generosity, extravagance, and stinginess	83	(6)
Magnificence, vulgarity, and niggardliness	89	(4)
High-mindedness, pettiness, and vanity	93	(6)
Ambition and lack of ambition as the extremes of a nameless virtue	99	(1)
Gentleness, short temper, and apathy	100	(2)
Friendliness, obsequiousness, and grouchiness	102	(2)
Truthfulness, boastfulness, and self-depreciation	104	(3)
Wittiness, buffoonery, and boorishness	107	(2)
Shame and shamelessness	109	(2)
Book Five	111	(35)
The different kinds of justice; complete justice	111	(4)
Partial justice: just action as distribution and as rectification	115	(3)
Just action as fairness in distribution	118	(2)
Just action as rectification	120	(3)
Just action as reciprocity in the economic life of the state	123	(6)
What is just in the political sense	129	(2)
Just by nature and just by convention	131	(2)
The various degrees of responsibility for just and unjust action	133	(3)
Voluntariness and involuntariness in just and unjust action and suffering	136	(5)
Equity and the equitable	141	(5)
Is it possible to be unjust toward oneself?
Book Six	146	(28)
Moral and intellectual excellence; the psychological foundations of intellectual excellence	146	(1)
The two kinds of intellectual excellence and their objects	147	(3)
The qualities by which truth is attained: (a) pure science or knowledge	150	(1)
(b) Art of applied science	151	(1)
Practical wisdom	152	(2)
(d) Intelligence	154	(1)
(e) Theoretical wisdom	155	(3)
Practical wisdom and politics	158	(3)
Practical wisdom and excellence in deliberation	161	(3)
Practical wisdom andunderstanding	164	(1)
Practical wisdom and good sense	165	(2)
The use of theoretical and practical wisdom	167	(3)
Practical wisdom and moral virtue	170	(4)
Book Seven	174	(40)
Moral strength and moral weakness: their relation to virtue and vice and current beliefs about them	174	(2)
Problems in the current beliefs about moral strength and moral weakness	176	(4)
Some problems solved: moral weakness and knowledge	180	(5)
More problems solved: the sphere in which moral weakness operates	185	(4)
Moral weakness and brutishness	189	(2)
Moral weakness in anger	191	(3)
Moral strength and moral weakness: tenacity and softness	194	(3)
Moral weakness and self-indulgence	197	(2)
Steadfastness in moral strength and moral weakness	199	(2)
Moral weakness and practical wisdom	201	(2)
Pleasure: some current views	203	(2)
The views discussed: Is pleasure a good thing?	205	(3)
The views discussed: Is pleasure the highest good?	208	(2)
The views discussed: Are most pleasures bad?	210	(4)
Book Eight	214	(31)
Why we need friendship	214	(3)
The three things worthy of affection	217	(1)
The three kinds of friendship	218	(3)
Perfect friendship and imperfect friendship	221	(2)
Friendship as a characteristic and as an activity	223	(1)
Additional observations on the three kinds of friendship	224	(3)
Friendship between unequals	227	(1)
Giving and receiving affection	228	(3)
Friendship and justice in the state	231	(2)
The different political systems	233	(2)
Friendship and justice in the different political systems	235	(2)
Friendship within the family	237	(3)
What equal friends owe to one another	240	(3)
What unequal friends owe to one another	243	(2)
Book Nine	245	(28)
How to measure what friends owe to one another	245	(3)
Conflicting obligations	248	(2)
When friendships are dissolved	250	(2)
Self-love as the basis of friendship	252	(3)
Friendship and good will	255	(1)
Friendship and concord	256	(2)
Good deeds and affection	258	(2)
Self-love	260	(3)
Friendship and happiness	263	(4)
How many friends should we have?	267	(2)
Friendship in good and in bad fortune	269	(2)
Friends must live together	271	(2)
Book Ten	273	(30)
The two views about pleasure	273	(1)
Eudoxus' view: pleasure is the good	274	(2)
The view that pleasure is evil	276	(3)
The true character of pleasure	279	(3)
The value of pleasure	282	(4)
Happiness and activity	286	(2)
Happiness, intelligence, and the contemplative life	288	(3)
The advantages of the contemplative life	291	(4)
Ethics and politics	295	(8)
Glossary	303