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The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle´s Nicomachean Ethics
Ronald Polansky
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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is the first and arguably most important treatise on ethics in Western philosophy. It remains to this day a compelling reflection on the best sort of human life and continues to inspire contemporary thought and debate. This Cambridge Companion includes twenty essays by leading scholars of Aristotle and ancient philosophy that cover the major issues of this text. The essays in this volume shed light on Aristotle's rigorous and challenging thinking on questions such as: can there be a practical science of ethics? What is happiness? Are we responsible for our character? How does moral virtue relate ... Read more
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is the first and arguably most important treatise on ethics in Western philosophy. It remains to this day a compelling reflection on the best sort of human life and continues to inspire contemporary thought and debate. This Cambridge Companion includes twenty essays by leading scholars of Aristotle and ancient philosophy that cover the major issues of this text. The essays in this volume shed light on Aristotle's rigorous and challenging thinking on questions such as: can there be a practical science of ethics? What is happiness? Are we responsible for our character? How does moral virtue relate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
695g
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521122733
SKU
V9780521122733
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About Ronald Polansky
Ronald Polansky is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Duquesne University. He has been editor of the journal Ancient Philosophy since its beginning in 1980. Polansky is the author of Aristotle's 'De anima': A Critical Commentary (Cambridge, 2007) and Philosophy and Knowledge: A Commentary on Plato's 'Theaetetus' (1992), and co-editor of Bioethics: Ancient Themes in ... Read more
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle´s Nicomachean Ethics
'A high-grade collection of new essays on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics with several important contributions on central issues. This collection, with its helpful bibliography, deserves to be widely used in graduate seminars and undergraduate courses on the Ethics.' David Charles, University of Oxford 'Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most influential works in the history of ethics, and thus an ... Read more