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The Nicomachean Ethics

By Aristotle
Translated by Adam Beresford

By Aristotle
Translated by Adam Beresford

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Aug 11, 2020 | ISBN 9780140455472

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About The Nicomachean Ethics

A new translation of one of the most important philosophical works of all time

A Penguin Classic

Aristotle’s classic treatise is based on his famous doctrine of the golden mean, which advocates taking the middle course between excess and deficiency. Reacting against Plato’s absolutism, Aristotle insisted that there are no definitive moral standards and that ethical philosophy must be based on human nature and experience.

Treating such topics as moral worth, intellectual virtue, pleasure, friendship, and happiness, The Nicomachean Ethics asks above all: What is the good life, and how can we live it?

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About Aristotle

Aristotle was born at Stageira, in the dominion of the kings of Macedonia, in 384 BCE. For 20 years he studied at Athens in the Academy of Plato, on whose death in 347 he left, and, sometime later, became tutor of… More about Aristotle

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Category: Philosophy | Nonfiction Classics

Paperback | $17.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Aug 11, 2020 | 528 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140455472
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