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The Nicomachean Ethics Of Aristotle
"One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brief space of time, make a man blessed and happy"
How to live a good life? How to have ethics?
Well, Aristotle answers this question in this book. For Aristotle a good life is a happy life!!!
The title is assumed to refer to either his son or his father who were both called Nicomachus.
The Nicomachean Ethics is a significantly practical book. It helps you to make a rational judgment about how you behave in different situations in life.
The Nicomachean Ethics is the name commonly given to Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. It is widely considered one of the most important historical philosophical works and had an important influence on the European Middle Ages becoming one of the core works of Medieval philosophy. It therefore indirectly became very significant in the development of all modern philosophy as well as European law and theology.
The main point of the book is that the moral virtues, displayed as prudence, temperance, courage, and justice, can be obtained through practice and habitual action. For the one to be virtuous, it is necessary to have four of them altogether.
About the
Aristotle (384-322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. He was born in the city of Stagira in Northern Greece.
He was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived and the first genuine scientist in history. His intellectual range was vast in different fields such as science and philosophy.
How to live a good life? How to have ethics?
Well, Aristotle answers this question in this book. For Aristotle a good life is a happy life!!!
The title is assumed to refer to either his son or his father who were both called Nicomachus.
The Nicomachean Ethics is a significantly practical book. It helps you to make a rational judgment about how you behave in different situations in life.
The Nicomachean Ethics is the name commonly given to Aristotle's best-known work on ethics. It is widely considered one of the most important historical philosophical works and had an important influence on the European Middle Ages becoming one of the core works of Medieval philosophy. It therefore indirectly became very significant in the development of all modern philosophy as well as European law and theology.
The main point of the book is that the moral virtues, displayed as prudence, temperance, courage, and justice, can be obtained through practice and habitual action. For the one to be virtuous, it is necessary to have four of them altogether.
About the
Aristotle (384-322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. He was born in the city of Stagira in Northern Greece.
He was one of the greatest philosophers who ever lived and the first genuine scientist in history. His intellectual range was vast in different fields such as science and philosophy.
345 pages, Paperback
Published March 20, 2022
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