| Description |
1 online resource (xliii, 277 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Oxford world's classics
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Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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 ofthe moral virtues such as courage and justice have drawn inspiration from this work, which also contains important discussions on responsibility for actions, on the nature of practical reasoning, and on friendship and its role in the best life. This new edition retains and lightly revises David Ross's justly admired translation. It also includes a valuable introduction to this seminal work, and notes designed to elucidate Aristotle's arguments"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ethics.
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Ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Ross, W. D. (William David), 1877-1971.
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Brown, Lesley, 1944-
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| Added Title |
Nicomachean ethics. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85090971
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics. English. Nicomachean ethics. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009 9780199213610 (DLC) 2009005379 (OCoLC)246896490 |
| ISBN |
9780191570193 (electronic book) |
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0191570192 (electronic book) |
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9780199213610 (paperback) |
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0199213615 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
9786612336577 |
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