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Informationen zum Autor Aristotle was born in the Macedonian city of Stagira in 384 BC, and died in 322. He studied in Plato's Academy in Athens and later became tutor to Alexander the Great, before establishing his own school in Athens, called the Lyceum. His writings, which were of extraordinary range, profoundly affected the whole course of ancient, medieval and modern philosophy. Many of them have survived, including The Nicomachean Ethics , The Politics and Poetics, among others. Klappentext "One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brief space of time, make a man blessed and happy" Previously published as Ethics , Aristotle's The Nicomachean Ethics addresses the question of how to live well and originates the concept of cultivating a virtuous character as the basis of his ethical system. Here Aristotle sets out to examine the nature of happiness, and argues that happiness consists in 'activity of the soul in accordance with virtue', including moral virtues, such as courage, generosity and justice, and intellectual virtues, such as knowledge, wisdom and insight. The Ethics also discusses the nature of practical reasoning, the value and the objects of pleasure, the different forms of friendship, and the relationship between individual virtue, society and the State. Aristotle's work has had a profound and lasting influence on all subsequent Western thought about ethical matters. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Greek by J.A.K. Thomson with revisions and notes by Hugh Tredennick, and an introduction and bibliography by Jonathan Barnes. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Addresses the question of how to live well, and originates the concept of cultivating a virtuous character as the basis of his ethical system. In this title, the author sets out to examine the nature of happiness. It discusses the nature of practical reasoning, the value and the objects of pleasure, and the different forms of friendship. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Nicomachean EthicsPreface Chronology Introduction Further Reading A Note on the Text Synopsis The Nicomachean Ethics Book I: The Object of Life Book II: Moral Goodness Book III: Moral Responsibility: Two Virtues Book IV: Other Moral Virtues Book V: Justice Book VI: Intellectual Virtues Book VII: Continence and Incontinence: THe Nature of Pleasure Book VIII: The Kinds of Friendship Book IX: The Grounds of Friendship Book X: Pleasure and the Life of Happiness Appendix 1: Table of Virtues and Vices Appendix 2: Pythagoreanism Appendix 3: The Sophists and Socrates Appendix 4: Plato's Theory of Forms Appendix 5: The Catagories Appendix 6: Substance and Change Appendix 7: Nature and Theology Appendix 8: The Practical Syllogism Appendix 9: Pleasure and Process Appendix 10: Liturgies Appendix 11: Aristotle in the Middle Ages Glossary of Greek Words Index of Names Subject Index ...
