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This complete edition of Aristotle's Ethics offers the
authoritative translation to English by W. D. Ross. Aristotle
conceived of the term 'ethics' as a way of examining the moral
thought of his teacher Plato, and Plato's contemporary Socrates.
Wishing to keep a simple definition, Aristotle conceived of ethics
as the moral and behavioural ideal of the way in which human life
is conducted. The philosopher's principle work of moral philosophy
is entitled Nicomachean Ethics, and is comprised of ten distinct
books. In order to properly define ethical behaviour, Aristotle
attempts to conceive of a society that is ideal in the sense of
securing the maximum happiness for the entire population. After
defining the nature of happiness, Aristotle commences to discuss
the various virtues people may aspire to in order to live
ethically. Having first appeared in 1908, the iteration of the
Ethics presented here has stood the test of time. It continues to
be cited and favoured by numerous scholars to this day.
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Physics (Hardcover)
Aristotle; Introduction by W.D. Ross
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R5,639
Discovery Miles 56 390
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Metaphysics (Hardcover)
Theophrastus; Translated by W.D. Ross, F.H. Fobes
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R909
Discovery Miles 9 090
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This book has been written from the conviction that general
statements about the philosophical position taken by Theophrastus
in this small but extremely difficult treatise, can only be made on
the basis of a detailed interpretation of each and every sentence
of the text. This resulted in a full commentary, which evades no
philological or philosophical question that should be asked in
order to elicit from the text a maximum of information. The outcome
is a cautious but nonetheless explicit and determinate
characterization and evaluation of Theophrastean metaphysics as a
biologist's metaphysics, which deserves the attention of
philosophers in its own right.
The author has paid special attention to questions of Peripatetic
idiom and terminology, thus increasing the value of this book to
students of Peripatetic thought in general. The information brought
together has been made easily accessible by full indexes.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for
everyone!
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Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
Aristotle; Translated by W.D. Ross; Introduction by R W Browne
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R316
Discovery Miles 3 160
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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