About this title: Amongst the works of Aristotle, the Nicomachean Ethics stands virtually alone in speaking not only to classicists, historians of ideas, and technical philosophers, but to anyone trying to make sense of practical human ideals. In this major new presentation, Aristotle's most engaging work has been freshly translated by Christopher Rowe into perspicuous English. Sarah Broadie's accompanying commentary brings out the subtlety of Aristotle's thought as it develops line by line. (Such close exegesis is indispensable for anyone who seeks a more than superficial understanding of Artistotle's text.) ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780192815187ISBN:0192815180
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. minor wearing to edges of front cover, and spine-inside pages all look great! last owner placed a sticker on the inside front cover-but that is the only damage aside from the wearing on the book. Text in English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 318 p. Oxford World's Classics (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780192815187ISBN:0192815180
Description: Good. Text in English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 318 p. Oxford World's Classics (Paperback). read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780192815187ISBN:0192815180
Description: Good. Text in English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 318 p. Oxford World's Classics (Paperback). read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780192834072ISBN:019283407X
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Near very good, tightly bound, and moderately flexible, little edge wear, cover lifts a tiny bit. Pages clean, age-toned a little. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Oxford World's Classics (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780915145669ISBN:0915145669
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. (Cf) Text in English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453). Trade paperback (US). 441 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780879753788ISBN:0879753781
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall/Bobbs-Merrill
Date Published: 1962
ISBN-13:9780672602566ISBN:0672602563
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. -, Trade PaperBack, Very Good / read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780192815187ISBN:0192815180
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780192815187ISBN:0192815180
Description: Good. Text in English, Greek, Ancient (to 1453). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 318 p. Oxford World's Classics (Paperback). read more
"Aristotle's Ethics is an incredibly pragmatic view of how one should live their lives and explaining how he came to these conclusions. A good deal of this is all about being of a "mean" disposition- basically, on average, you should fit his categories, which are means of extreme conditions.
Shockingly, Aristotle (occupation: philosopher)comes to the conclusion the contemplative life is the best and happiest condition. His discussion of the role of politics is interesting, when considered in comparison to other Greeks, such as Socrates (argues for an impossible best-city in speech, is an aesthetic), Plato (writes dialogues, but also founds the Academy, not as much of an aesthetic), and Aristotle (writes The Politics, wrote a Constitution for Athens, personal tutor to Alexander the Great).
Very glad I took the time to work my way through this!"
"You can't really argue with Aristotle's logic; he's completely rational, and if that's what you're looking for, then Nicomachean Ethics is a good fit. Of course, as with many logical texts, it's not exactly a captivating page turner, but it is sensical. Sort of. Some of the premises are a little wacky, but when put into the context of the maths and sciences of ancient Greece, Aristotle is pretty spot-on.
Aristotle (or perhaps the translation, because I've never read the original) does have a gift for simplicity; the arguments are broken down into clear clauses, every conclusion follows flawlessly from its tenets (although these tenets may not hold up in modern sensibility, they certainly would have been more logical in their originality), and Aristotle links everything together using clear, concise language. The glossary of terms is certainly helpful for words that have slightly different connotations now than when it was originally written; this combined with the conciseness of the writing makes for an easy, albeit somewhat boring, read."
"Aristotle's work is certainly first class philosophy (at least by the simplistic definition philosophy is just thinking hard and carefully about things.) I found the more the subject moved towards the particulars, where observation and experience are helpful, the more I agreed. But as Aristotle moved to more abstract concepts I found myself disagreeing - showing how important it is to get your foundations correct. And, as in Plato's Republic I noticed the same sort of self-serving arguments leading us to believe the Philosopher is the most noble and happy. Written near the end of the third century BC, it's amazing how analytical and contemporary it reads. Just another book to support my view we have evolved technologically but devolved in most other areas."
"A surprisingly easy read. Also, like many philosophical works, it is split into reasonably small sections, making it easier and quicker to read.
Some of his ideas make sense. The notion of becoming more virtuous by practicing virtue is obvious but sometimes the obvious needs pointing out. A lot of his theories beg the questions of who actually gets decide on what these virtues are though. Who decides what is virtuous and what is not? Aristotle? Extremely convenient for him if it is!"
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