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Nicomachean ethics. Books II-IV / Aristotle ; translated with a commentary by C.C.W. Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aristotle.
- Series:
- Clarendon Aristotle series.
- Clarendon Aristotle series
- Standardized Title:
- Nicomachean ethics. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Virtue.
- Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics--Book 2-4.
- Aristotle.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Summary:
- C. C. W. Taylor presents a clear and faithful new translation of one of the most famous and influential texts in the history of Western thought, accompanied by an analytical and critical commentary focusing on philosophical issues. In Books II to IV of the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle gives his account of virtue of character, which is central to his ethical theory as a whole and a key topic in much modern ethical writing.
- Contents:
- ""CONTENTS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""TRANSLATION""; ""Preliminary Note""; ""Book II""; ""Book III""; ""Book IV""; ""COMMENTARY""; ""Book II""; ""Book III""; ""Book IV""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED""; ""GENERAL INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2006.
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-247) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-189130-4
- 0-19-156833-3
- OCLC:
- 922903797
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