The nicomachean ethics /
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Oxford world's classicsPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009Edition: New ed. / edited by Lesley BrownDescription: 368 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780199213610 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Ethics | PhilosophyDDC classification: 171.3 LOC classification: B430.A5Summary: '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.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Previous ed. of this translation: 1980.
'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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.