Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
Aristotle's foundational work on ethics and the good life. Through ten books of rigorous philosophical inquiry, Aristotle examines virtue, character, friendship, pleasure, and happiness (eudaimonia),…
Aristotle's foundational work on ethics and the good life. Through ten books of rigorous philosophical inquiry, Aristotle examines virtue, character, friendship, pleasure, and happiness (eudaimonia), arguing that the highest human good is achieved through a life of virtuous activity guided by reason.
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Topics
divine intervention 232 moral decision-making 45 imperfect self-control 28 virtue ethics 25 practical wisdom 25 moral choice 24 political science 20 habit formation 18 virtue ethics and character development 17 practical reasoning in moral decision-making 15 practical reasoning 15 ancient greek ethical theory 15 voluntary actions 15 eudaimonia as the highest human good 15 aristotelian philosophy 14 moral action 12 political science and its relation to ethics 11 self-control 10 ethical theory 10 unjust act 10 intellectual operation 9 moral character 8 chief good 8 role of fortune 8 moral courage 8 moral virtue 7 bodily pleasures 7 right reason 7 ethical life 7 love of honour 6
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