The volume also includes a historical and philosophical introduction and notes on. This page intentionally left blank c a m b r id g e t e x t s i n t h e h i s t o ry o f ph i l o s o p h y aristotl. The volume also includes a historical and philosophical introduction and notes on further reading. Phronesis 59 0 4 3 45 phro nobility in the nicomachean ethics roger crisp st annes college, oxford ox2 6hs. Hence a young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on political science.
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For example, health is the end of medicine, a boat the end of boatbuilding, and. The blackwell guide to aristotles nicomachean ethics, 1. Aristotles nicomachean ethics is the text which had the single greatest influence on aquinass ethical writings, and the historical and philosophical value of aquinass appropriation of this text provokes lively debate. His work falls principally within the field of ethics, in particular metaethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics. This accessible new translation by roger crisp follows the greek text closely and also provides a nongreekreader with the flavour of the original. Read a brief overview of the work, or chapter by chapter summaries. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 329 pages and is available in paperback format.
This accessible new translation by roger crisp follows. Edited and translated by roger crisp, st annes college, oxford. Review of roger crisp, translation of aristotles nicomachean ethics new york, cambridge university press, 2000. An interview with professor roger crisp, editor of aristotles nicomachean ethics. The nicomachean ethics book i full audio book youtube. The blackwell guide to aristotles nicomachean ethics. Nicomachean ethics cambridge texts in the history of philosophy. It is soundly located within a philosophical tradition, but its argument differs markedly from those of plato and socrates in its emphasis. This new translation, by roger crisp, follows the greek text closely and also provides a nongreekreader with something of the flavour of the original. Reeve chooses to mark line numbers within the body of. He holds the university posts of professor of moral philosophy and uehiro fellow and tutor in philosophy. It is soundly located within a philosophical tradition, but its argument differs markedly from those of plato and socrates in its emphasis on the. Based on lectures aristotle gave in athens in the fourth century bce, nicomachean ethics is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical. Detailed explanations, analysis, and citation info for every important quote on litcharts.
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