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The Nicomachean ethics / Aristotle ; translated by David Ross ; revised with an introduction and notes by Lesley Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aristotle.
- Series:
- Oxford world's classics.
- Oxford scholarly editions online.
- Oxford world's classics
- Oxford scholarly editions online
- Standardized Title:
- Nicomachean ethics. English. (Ross)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (322 p.)
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Happiness, then, is the best, noblest, and most pleasant thing in the world.'In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle's guiding question is: what is the best thing for a human being? His answer is happiness, but he means, not something we feel, but rather a specially good kind of life. Happiness is made up of activities in which we use the best human capacities, both ones that contribute to our flourishing as members of a community, and ones that allow us to engage in god-like contemplation. Contemporary ethical writings on the role and importance of the moral virtues such as courage and justice have
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text and Translation; Select Bibliography; Chronology; Outline of The Nicomachean Ethics; THE NICOMACHEAN ETHICS; Explanatory Notes; Glossary of Key Terms; Index
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2009.
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 9, 2020).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-160746-0
- 0-19-189146-0
- 1-282-33657-6
- 9786612336577
- 0-19-157019-2
- OCLC:
- 495988989
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