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Aristotle´s Nicomachean Ethics: An Introduction
Michael Pakaluk
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Paperback. An engaging and accessible introduction to Aristotle's great masterpiece of moral philosophy. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 46.
This is an engaging and accessible introduction to the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's great masterpiece of moral philosophy. Michael Pakaluk offers a thorough and lucid examination of the entire work, uncovering Aristotle's motivations and basic views while paying careful attention to his arguments. The chapter on friendship captures Aristotle's doctrine with clarity and insight, and Pakaluk gives original and compelling interpretations of the Function Argument, the Doctrine of the Mean, courage and other character virtues, Akrasia, and the two treatments of pleasure. There is also a useful section on how to read an Aristotelian text. This book will be invaluable for ... Read more
This is an engaging and accessible introduction to the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle's great masterpiece of moral philosophy. Michael Pakaluk offers a thorough and lucid examination of the entire work, uncovering Aristotle's motivations and basic views while paying careful attention to his arguments. The chapter on friendship captures Aristotle's doctrine with clarity and insight, and Pakaluk gives original and compelling interpretations of the Function Argument, the Doctrine of the Mean, courage and other character virtues, Akrasia, and the two treatments of pleasure. There is also a useful section on how to read an Aristotelian text. This book will be invaluable for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Key Philosophical Texts
Condition
New
Weight
460g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521520683
SKU
V9780521520683
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About Michael Pakaluk
Michael Pakaluk is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Clark University, Massachusetts. He has published extensively in the history of philosophy, including Plato, Aquinas, Hume, and Reid, as well as in political philosophy.
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