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The Greek commentary tradition devoted to explicating Aristotle's
Nicomachean Ethics (NE) was extensive. It began in antiquity with
Aspasius and reached a point of immense sophistication in the
twelfth century with the commentaries of Eustratius of Nicaea and
Michael of Ephesus, which primarily served educational purposes.
The use of Aristotle's ethics in the classroom continued into the
late Byzantine period, but until recently scholastic use of the NE
was known mostly through George Pachymeres' epitome of the NE (Book
11 of his Philosophia). This volume radically changes the landscape
by providing the editio princeps of the last surviving exegetical
commentary on the NE stricto sensu, also penned by Pachymeres. This
represents a new witness to the importance of Aristotelian studies
in the cultural revival of late Byzantium. The editio princeps is
accompanied by an English translation and a thorough introduction,
which offers an informed reading of the commentary's genre and
layout, relationship to its sources, exegetical strategies, and
philosophical originality. This book also includes the edition of
diagrams and scholia accompanying Pachymeres' exegesis, whose
paratextual function is key to a full understanding of the work.
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