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Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle - The Nicomachean Ethics is one of Aristotle's most widely read and influential works. Ideas central to ethics-that happiness is the end of human endeavor, that moral virtue is formed through action and habituation, and that good action requires prudence-found their most powerful proponent in the person medieval scholars simply called "the Philosopher." Drawing on their intimate knowledge of Aristotle's thought, Robert...
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Nicomachean Ethics moves beyond the purely theoretical analysis of moral philosophy by examining its practical application. It is one of the world's great books by Aristotle. Aristotle is well, known for the precision with which he chooses his words, and in this elegant translation, his work has found its ideal match. Aristotelian ethics is, concerned with how an individual should best live their life and at its core asserts the idea that the most...
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Ziel dieses Werkes ist es, einen Leitfaden zu geben, um zu erlernen, wie man ein guter Mensch wird und wie man ein glückliches Leben führt. Da hierfür der Begriff des Handelns zentral ist, ist bereits im ersten Satz davon die Rede: "Jedes praktische Können und jede wissenschaftliche Untersuchung, ebenso alles Handeln und Wählen, strebt nach einem Gut, wie allgemein angenommen wird." Ein Gut kann dabei entweder nur dazu da sein, ein weiteres Gut...
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Embark on a voyage of enlightenment with the entirety of Aristotle's works at your fingertips. Traverse the intricate pathways of one of history's greatest minds, all within a single, definitive collection.
✨ "Knowledge is the end of all endeavor," and Aristotle's musings embody a treasure trove of insights on ethics, logic, science, and the nature of existence itself.
Elevate your perspective with writings that have, for centuries, brought...
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Nicomachean Ethics focuses on the importance of habitually behaving virtuously and developing a virtuous character. Aristotle emphasized the importance of context to ethical behavior, and the ability of the virtuous person to recognize the best course of action. Aristotle argued that happiness and well being is the goal of life, and that a person's pursuit of such, rightly conceived, will result in virtuous conduct. "EVERY art and every inquiry, and...
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"El bien es el fin de todas las acciones del hombre" - Aristóteles
Aristóteles fue el filósofo más importante de la Antigua Grecia. Dividida en 10 libros, Ética a Nicómaco se basa en el concepto de felicidad. En esta obra, uno de los tratados más importantes de la filosofía occidental, Aristotéles expone sus reflexiones sobre el bien, la felicidad, la virtud, la templanza y las virtudes intelectuales.
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Parece claro que la felicidad es el fin último al que aspira la vida humana. Pero ¿cuál es la verdadera esencia de la felicidad? A esta espinosa cuestión se enfrenta Aristóteles (384 – 322 a. C.) en la Ética a Nicómaco.
Resultado de la selección realizada por su hijo Nicómaco con las notas que el propio autor utilizaba para sus lecciones en el Liceo, la obra resume las claves de la reflexión moral de su autor. Y aún más meritorio es...
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Jonathan Barnes taught at the universities of Oxford, Geneva, and Paris-Sorbonne. He has published extensively on ancient philosophy and is the editor of The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation (Princeton). Anthony Kenny is a philosopher, former president of the British Academy, former master of Balliol College, University of Oxford, and the author of more than forty books, including A New History of Western Philosophy.
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