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The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics illuminates Aristotle's ethics for both academics and students new to the work, with sixteen newly commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars.

• The structure of the book mirrors the organization of the Nichomachean Ethics itself.
• Discusses the human good, the general nature of virtue, the distinctive characteristics of particular virtues, voluntariness, self-control, and pleasure.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 1.91MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Richard Kraut is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, and the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in the Humanities, at Northwestern University. He is the author of Socrates and the State (1984), Aristotle on the Human Good (1989), and Aristotle: Political Philosophy (2002).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781405153140
• Artikelnr.: 38442210

Rezensionen

"Searching for light on Aristotle's ethics? Look nofurther than this fine collection of new essays on the major topicsof the Nicomachean Ethics from leading scholars of fivecountries." David Keyt, University of Washington

"This is a stimulating and wide-ranging collection oflucid and rigorous essays by some of the world's finestAristotelian scholars. It offers fresh insights intoAristotle's arguments, methodology, influence, andcontemporary relevance and will appeal both to first-time readersand those returning to the work." Angela Hobbs, Universityof Warwick

"A welcome addition for anyone interested inAristotle's ethics. Its authors form an impressive list ofscholars, and it covers a wide range of topics relevant toAristotle's ethics. Worth owning." Norman Dahl, Universityof Minnesota