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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most important texts in western philosophy, and arguably the most influential text on contemporary moral theory.
This GuideBook introduces and assesses:
* Aristotle's life and the background to the Nicomachean Ethics
* The ideas and text of the Nicomachean Ethics
* Aristotle's central role in philosophy and his continuing contribution to our ethical thought

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About the Author:
Gerard Hughes is Master of Campion Hall at the University of Oxford
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Hughes (master of Campion Hall, Oxford Univ.) bases this study on Aristotle's central ethical work, the Nicomachaean Ethics. He astutely shows how a proper understanding of Aristotle's ethics depends on making distinctions concerning his key concepts, prime among which are eudaimonia and arete. Most writers uniformly translate the former as "happiness" and the latter as "excellence," but Hughes show how a correct understanding depends on the particular context in which Aristotle uses the terms. Therefore, where appropriate, he uses "happiness" or "fulfillment" or even "human flourishing" for eudaimonia and "virtue," "excellence," "skill," and "being good at," for arete. This method, he feels, more accurately captures what the ancient philosopher was intending. And these subtle distinctions do, indeed, enable the reader to understand better the main orientation of the Ethics, as a treatise on how individuals ought to live in order to achieve a fulfilled life. Hughes intended this to be "an accessible introduction to Aristotle for people coming to him for the first time," and in this he has succeeded. Whether or not the reader agrees with Aristotle's thinking is another question, but a thoughtful consideration of this book would at least enable him or her to debate it. For academic and public library collections. Leon H. Brody, U.S. Office of Personal Management Lib., Washington, DC
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  • PublisherRoutledge
  • Publication date2001
  • ISBN 10 0415221870
  • ISBN 13 9780415221870
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