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ISBN 10: 1405120215 ISBN 13: 9781405120210

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics illuminates Aristotle’s ethics for both academics and students new to the work, with sixteen newly commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars.

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• The structure of the book mirrors the organization of the Nichomachean Ethics itself.
  
• Discusses the human good, the general nature of virtue, the distinctive characteristics of particular virtues, voluntariness, self-control, and pleasure.

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Recensione:

Searching for light on Aristotle s ethics? Look no further than this fine collection of new essays on the major topics of the Nicomachean Ethics from leading scholars of five countries. David Keyt, University of Washington

This is a stimulating and wide–ranging collection of lucid and rigorous essays by some of the world s finest Aristotelian scholars. It offers fresh insights into Aristotle s arguments, methodology, influence, and contemporary relevance and will appeal both to first–time readers and those returning to the work. Angela Hobbs, University of Warwick

A welcome addition for anyone interested in Aristotle s ethics. Its authors form an impressive list of scholars, and it covers a wide range of topics relevant to Aristotle′s ethics. Worth owning. Norman Dahl, University of Minnesota

L'autore:

Richard Kraut is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, and the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in the Humanities, at Northwestern University. He is the author of Socrates and the State (1984), Aristotle on the Human Good (1989), and Aristotle: Political Philosophy (2002).

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1405120215
• ISBN 13: 9781405120210
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 396
• Redattore: Kraut Richard