{"product_id":"the-nicomachean-ethics-9781789434347","title":"The Nicomachean Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e― Aristotle, \u003cem\u003eThe Nicomachean Ethics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Aristotle numbers among the greatest philosophers of all time. Judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence, only Plato is his peer.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e ― \u003cem\u003eStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If Plato's prose was silver, Aristotle's was a flowing river of gold.\" ― Cicero.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristotle's\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Nicomachean Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (sometimes known merely as \u003cem\u003eEthics\u003c\/em\u003e) is one of the most influential works on ethics. It addresses the question of how to live well: It argues that the happy life, the flourishing life, is promoted by the pursuit of virtues. These he divides into virtues of the mind (including knowledge, wisdom and insight), which are learned, and virtues of the character (including courage, justice and generosity), which are gained by practice. He explains that practical reasoning and friendship are essential to a flourishing life and that the highest form of friendship is based on the admiration of the virtues of the other. \u003cem\u003eThe Nicomachean Ethics, \u003c\/em\u003ewritten over two millennia ago, has been a foundation for ethical thought. Thomas Aquinas referred to Aristotle as \"The Philosopher\" and incorporated his work into the Catholic worldview. More recently, the twentieth-century school of Virtue Ethics is closely allied with Aristotle's thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition\u003c\/strong\u003e of a classic work of philopophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econtains an introduction, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econtains extensive explanatory notes, and \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eis set in easy-to-read 11-point font. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAristotle\u003c\/strong\u003e (384-322 B.C.E.) is among the greatest philosophers of all time. Judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence, only Plato is his peer. His thought was original, profound, systematic and wide-ranging, including ethics, rhetoric, poetics, physics, metaphysics, and biology. It was incorporated into Catholic theology by Thomas Aquinas. It was also the basis of Protestant ethics until well into the seventeenth century. Aristotle's works shaped centuries of philosophy from Late Antiquity through the Renaissance; even today, they continue to be keenly studied and debated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Benediction Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51324668641554,"sku":"9781789434347","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_174fbcb8-67b2-4dd7-93fd-e03d29a6efef.jpg?v=1753186343","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-nicomachean-ethics-9781789434347","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}