The Ethics of Aristotle - Softcover

Aristotle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140440550 ISBN 13: 9780140440553

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1976

Synopsis

A vigorous polemicist as well as a rational philosopher, Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) has the task in his Ethics of demonstrating how men become good and why happiness can, and should, be our goal. The success of Aristotle's endeavour may be measured bythe enormous impact of his Ethics on Western moral philosophy through the centuries. By converting ethics from a theoretical to a practical science, and by introducing psychology into his study of human behaviour, Aristotle both widens the field of moral philosophy and simultaneously makes it more accessible to anyone who seeks an understanding of human nature.

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Synopsis:

A vigorous polemicist as well as a rational philosopher, Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE) has the task in his ethics of demonstrating how men become good and why happiness can, and should, be our goal. The success of Aristotle's endeavour may be measured by the enormous impact of his ethics on Western moral philosophy through the centuries. Composed as mere lecture notes, it possesses a startling boldness and represents an exacting, exciting challenge to the reader. By converting ethics from a theoretical to a practical science, and by introducing psychology into his study of behaviour, Aristotle both widens the field of moral philosophy and simultaneously makes it more accessible to anyone who seeks an understanding of human nature.

About the Author:

Aristotle was born at Stageria in 384 BC. He studied under Plato and in turn tutored the young Alexander the Great. He was one of the most influential philosophers of the western tradition.
J.A.K. Thomas was Professor Emeritus of Classics at King's College, London.
Hugh Tredennick was Dean of the Faculty of Arts at London University.
Jonathan Barnes is Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0140440550
• ISBN 13: 9780140440553
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Tredennick Hugh