Aristotle's Ethics

Aristotle's moral philosophy is a pillar of Western ethical thought. It bequeathed to the world an emphasis on virtues and vices, happiness as well-being or a life well lived, and rationally motivated action as a mean between extremes. Its influence was felt well beyond antiquity into the Middle Ages, particularly through the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. In the past century, with the rise of virtue theory in moral philosophy, Aristotle's ethics has been revived as a source of insight and interest. While most attention has traditionally focused on Aristotle's famous Nicomachean Ethics, there are several other works written by or attributed to Aristotle that illuminate his ethics: the Eudemian Ethics, the Magna Moralia, and Virtues and Vices. This book brings together all four of these important texts, in thoroughly revised versions of the translations found in the authoritative complete works universally recognized as the standard English edition. Edited and introduced by two of the world's leading scholars of ancient philosophy, this is an essential volume for anyone interested in the ethical thought of one of the most important philosophers in the Western tradition.

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• Authors: Aristoteles, Aristotle, Jonathan (EDT)/ Kenny Aristotle/ Barnes
• Assisted by: Jonathan Barnes (Editor), Anthony Kenny (Editor), Kenny Anthony (Editor), Jonathan Barnes (Introduction), Anthony Kenny (Introduction), Kenny Anthony (Introduction)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691158464
• ISBN: 978-0-691-15846-4
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 218 mm x 33 mm
• Series: Princeton University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500