| Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics Contributor(s): Aristotle (Author), Bartlett, Robert C. (Translator), Collins, Susan D. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0226026752 ISBN-13: 9780226026756 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $16.83 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 171.3 |
| LCCN: 2010041424 |
| Lexile Measure: 1260 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 C. Bartlett and Susan D. Collins have produced here an English-language translation of the Ethics that is as remarkably faithful to the original as it is graceful in its rendering. 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. Bartlett and Collins provide copious notes and a glossary providing context and further explanation for students, as well as an introduction and a substantial interpretive essay that sketch central arguments of the work and the seminal place of Aristotle's Ethics in his political philosophy as a whole. The Nicomachean Ethics has engaged the serious interest of readers across centuries and civilizations--of peoples ancient, medieval, and modern; pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jewish--and this new edition will take its place as the standard English-language translation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Susan D.: - Susan D. Collins is associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. Aristotle: - Aristotle (384-322 BC) was born in the city of Stagira. At the age of seventeen or eighteen he came to Athens and became a student at Plato's Academy, where he remained for twenty years. Later he was appointed head of the royal academy in the kingdom of Macedon, where he tutored, among others, the king's son, Alexander. By 335 BC, Aristotle had returned to Athens, where he established a school known as the Lyceum. He conducted courses at the Lyceum for twelve years, and it is believed that he wrote most of his works during that time. His works constitute the first comprehensive system of philosophical and empirical knowledge. His influence on all subsequent philosophy and science is profound; the medieval Muslim scholars called him the "First Teacher" and the Scholastics referred to him simply as "The Philosopher."Bartlett, Robert C.: - Robert C. Bartlett is the Behrakis Professor of Hellenic Political Studies at Boston College. He is the author or editor of many books. |