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The Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics : Happiness and the Human Good.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jirsa, Jakub, 1978- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aristotle. Eudemian ethics.
- Aristotle.
- Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics.
- Aristotle. Protrepticus.
- Ethics, Ancient.
- Happiness.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
- Summary:
- The first book-length study of the "function argument", which plays a central role in Aristotle's ethics, with critical commentary outlining its importance for Aristotle's understanding of happiness and living well.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The philosopher's life according to the Protrepticus and the ergon argument
- 3 The ergon argument in the Eudemian Ethics
- 4 The ergon argument in the Nicomachean Ethics
- 5 The ergon argument and eudaimonia
- 6 Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Index Locorum.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-350-51178-1
- 1-350-51177-3
- OCLC:
- 1532832555
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