Aristotle's Nicomachean ethics : an introduction / Michael Pakaluk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pakaluk, Michael, 1957- author.

Series:

Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts.

Cambridge introductions to key philosophical texts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics.

Aristotle.

Ethics, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an engaging and accessible introduction to the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's great masterpiece of moral philosophy. Michael Pakaluk offers a thorough and lucid examination of the entire work, uncovering Aristotle's motivations and basic views while paying careful attention to his arguments. The chapter on friendship captures Aristotle's doctrine with clarity and insight, and Pakaluk gives original and compelling interpretations of the Function Argument, the Doctrine of the Mean, courage and other character virtues, Akrasia, and the two treatments of pleasure. There is also a useful section on how to read an Aristotelian text. This book will be invaluable for all student readers encountering one of the most important and influential works of Western philosophy.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Reading Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics; CHAPTER 2 The goal of human life; CHAPTER 3 Character-related virtue (Nicomachean Ethics 1.13 and book 2); CHAPTER 4 Actions as signs of character (Nicomachean Ethics 3.1–5); CHAPTER 5 Some particular character-related virtues (Nicomachean Ethics 3.6–4.9); CHAPTER 6 Justice as a character-related virtue(Nicomachean Ethics, book 5); CHAPTER 7 Thinking-related virtue (Nicomachean Ethics, book 6)

CHAPTER 8 Akrasia, or failure of self-control (Nicomachean Ethics 7.1–10)CHAPTER 9 Friendship (Nicomachean Ethics, books 8 and 9); CHAPTER 10 Pleasure (Nicomachean Ethics 7.11–14 and 10.1–5); CHAPTER 11 Happiness (Nicomachean Ethics 10.6–9); References; Index;

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-337) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14494-9

0-511-64398-5

9786612394430

1-282-39443-6

0-511-80204-8

0-511-20039-0

0-511-13072-4

0-511-56184-9

0-511-12919-X

OCLC:

171137545