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-l...

Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher who was largely responsible for shaping Western philosophy as it is known today. Aristotle, who was one of Plato’s students and would later tutor Alexander the Great, was also regarded as the world’s first scientist and his many writings are still revered today. This edition of On the Parts of Animals includes a table of contents.

Aristotle's *History of Animals* is a foundational text in the study of biology and zoology, offering a comprehensive examination of various animal species. In this work, Aristotle meticulously categorizes animals based on their characteristics, behaviors, and habitats, laying the groundwork for future biological classification. His observations are drawn from extensive field studies and dissections, showcasing his commitment to empirical research. The text reflects Aristotle's belief in t...

CONTENTS: - Part 1: Logic (Organon) Categories, translated by E. M. Edghill On Interpretation, translated by E. M. Edghill Prior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. J. Jenkinson Posterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. R. G. Mure Topics (8 Books), translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge Sophistical Refutations, translated by W. A. Pickard-Cambridge - Part 2: Universal Physics Physics (8 Books), translated by R. P. Hardie and R. K. Gaye On the Heavens (4 Books), translated by J. L. S...

The Poetics of Aristotle is the foundational treatise of Western literary criticism, a compact yet profound inquiry into the nature of poetry, especially tragedy and epic. Written in Aristotle's characteristically analytic prose, it defines imitation (mimesis), plot, character, recognition, reversal, and catharsis with remarkable precision. Emerging from the intellectual culture of classical Athens and responding implicitly to Plato's suspicion of poetry, the work treats literature not as ...

One of the most important philosophical works in history, a work that has had tremendous influence on philosophy, literature, and psychology, and has helped lay the foundations of the modern day intellectual landscape. The influence of 'The Nicomachean Ethics' is still visible in the works of philosophers of the 21st century, such as Martha Nussbaum and Alasdair MacIntyre.With remarkable lucidity, Aristotle tackles the question of the nature of happiness, and that of moral and inte...

The nature of life itself is examined through the lens of the "psyche," or soul, which Aristotle defines as the form of a living body. He dissects the varying capacities of living things, from the nutritional powers of plants to the sensory and rational faculties of animals and humans. The work bridges biology and psychology, explaining how the mind perceives the world and how the intellect processes abstract forms. It is a crucial investigation into the relationship between the physical o...

Aristotle examines how best to live by looking at the nature of those virtues that characterize the most thriving human beings, and then at how to acquire and develop such virtues. This book is considered the founding document of what is now known as the "virtue ethics" tradition.Along the way, Aristotle delves into pleasure, happiness, justice, friendship, and willpower. He intended the Nicomachean Ethics to be the foundation on which to build his Politics.Nicomachean Ethics is based on A...

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold;" and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical discourse, and theology has led many to dub him "The Philosopher."

The Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle's best-known work on this subject. It consists of ten books and is based on notes from his lectures at the Lyceum. The theme of the work is the Socratic question of how men should best live. Before Socrates, philosophy was merely theoretical. This changed dramatically with Aristotle's works, which bind philosophy to human issues. The Nicomachean Ethics are therefore practical rather than theoretical, in the original Aristotelian senses of these terms. Th...

Edited by Richard McKeon, with an introduction by C.D.C. ReevePreserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christian scholars, Aristotle’s works have shaped Western thought, science, and religion for nearly two thousand years. Richard McKeon’s The Basic Works of Aristotle—constituted out of the definitive Oxford translation and in print as a Random House hardcover for sixty years—has long been considered the best available one-volume Aristotle. Appe...

'Happiness, then, is the best, noblest, and most pleasant thing in the world.' In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle's guiding question is: what is the best thing for a human being? His answer is happiness, but he means, not something we feel, but rather a specially good kind of life. Happiness is made up of activities in which we use the best human capacities, both ones that contribute to our flourishing as members of a community, and ones that allow us t...