An Analysis of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

Giovanni Gellera (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

112 Seiten

2017
Macat International Limited (Verlag)
978-1-912302-96-3 (ISBN)

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Aristotle, a student of Plato, wrote Nicomachean Ethics in 350 BCE, in a time of extraordinary intellectual development. Over two millennia later, his thorough exploration of virtue, reason, and the ultimate human good still forms the basis of the values at the heart of Western civilization. According to Aristotle, the ultimate human good is eudaimonia, or happiness, which comes from a life of virtuous action. He argues that virtues like justice, restraint, and practical wisdom cannot simply be taught but must be developed over time by cultivating virtuous habits, which can be developed by using practical wisdom and recognizing the desirable middle ground between extremes of human behavior.

Dr Giovanni Gellera holds a doctorate from the University of Glasgow on the reception of Aristotle in seventeenth-century Scotland. He curently a postdoctoral researcher in erly modern philosophy and science at the University of Glasgow.

Ways in to the Text Who was Aristotle? What does Nichomachean Ethics Say? Why does Nichomachean Ethics Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

Erscheinungsdatum	20.07.2017
Reihe/Serie	The Macat Library
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	204 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	1-912302-96-9 / 1912302969
ISBN-13	978-1-912302-96-3 / 9781912302963
Zustand	Neuware