Nicomachean Ethics

Nicomachean Ethics
Author: Aristotle
Publisher: SDE Classics
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781951570279

Aristotle's Ethics

Aristotle's Ethics
Author: Hope May
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2010-02-18
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1441103368

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is devoted to the topic of human happiness. Yet, although Aristotle's conception of happiness is central to his whole philosophical project, there is much controversy surrounding it. Hope May offers a new interpretation of Aristotle's account of happiness - one which incorporates Aristotle's views about the biological development of human beings. May argues that the relationship amongst the moral virtues, the intellectual virtues, and happiness, is best understood through the lens of developmentalism. On this view, happiness emerges from the cultivation of a number of virtues that are developmentally related. May goes on to show how contemporary scholarship in psychology, ethical theory and legal philosophy signals a return to Aristotelian ethics. Specifically, May shows how a theory of motivation known as Self-Determination Theory and recent research on goal attainment have deep affinities to Aristotle's ethical theory. May argues that this recent work can ground a contemporary virtue theory that acknowledges the centrality of autonomy in a way that captures the fundamental tenets of Aristotle's ethics.

Aristotle's Ethics

Aristotle's Ethics
Author: Aristotle
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 522
Release: 2014-08-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0691158460

Aristotle's moral philosophy is a pillar of Western ethical thought. It bequeathed to the world an emphasis on virtues and vices, happiness as well-being or a life well lived, and rationally motivated action as a mean between extremes. Its influence was felt well beyond antiquity into the Middle Ages, particularly through the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. In the past century, with the rise of virtue theory in moral philosophy, Aristotle’s ethics has been revived as a source of insight and interest. While most attention has traditionally focused on Aristotle’s famous Nicomachean Ethics, there are several other works written by or attributed to Aristotle that illuminate his ethics: the Eudemian Ethics, the Magna Moralia, and Virtues and Vices. This book brings together all four of these important texts, in thoroughly revised versions of the translations found in the authoritative complete works universally recognized as the standard English edition. Edited and introduced by two of the world’s leading scholars of ancient philosophy, this is an essential volume for anyone interested in the ethical thought of one of the most important philosophers in the Western tradition.

The Fabric of Character

The Fabric of Character
Author: Nancy Sherman
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1989-04-13
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0191519758

There is a resurgence of interest in Aristotle's ethical theory, and this book contributes to the debate by asserting that, in Aristotle's view, excellence of character is constituted both by the sentiments and by practical reason. Throughout the arguments of the book, Nancy Sherman is sensitive to contemporary moral debates, and indicates the extent to which Aristotle's account of practical reason provides an alternative to theories of impartial reason.

Aristotle and the Virtues

Aristotle and the Virtues
Author: Howard J. Curzer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199693722

Howard J. Curzer presents a fresh new reading of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, which brings each of the virtues alive. He argues that justice and friendship are symbiotic in Aristotle's view; reveals how virtue ethics is not only about being good, but about becoming good; and describes Aristotle's ultimate quest to determine happiness.

Action and Character According to Aristotle

Action and Character According to Aristotle
Author: Kevin L. Flannery
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0813221609

Aristotle, according to the author, depicts the way in which human acts of various sorts and in various combinations determine the logical structure of moral character. Some moral characters--or character types--manage to incorporate a high degree of practical consistency; others incorporate less, without forfeiting their basic orientation toward the good. Still others approach utter inconsistency or moral deprivation, although even these, insofar as they are responsible for their actions, retain a core element of rationality in their souls. According to Aristotle, moral character depends ultimately on the structure of individual acts and on how they fit together into a whole that is consistent--or not consistent--with justice and friendship.--From publisher's description.

Aristotle's Ethics and Medieval Philosophy

Aristotle's Ethics and Medieval Philosophy
Author: Anthony Celano
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1316489914

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics had a profound influence on generations of later philosophers, not only in the ancient era but also in the medieval period and beyond. In this book, Anthony Celano explores how medieval authors recast Aristotle's Ethics according to their own moral ideals. He argues that the moral standard for the Ethics is a human one, which is based upon the ethical tradition and the best practices of a given society. In the Middle Ages, this human standard was replaced by one that is universally applicable, since its foundation is eternal immutable divine law. Celano resolves the conflicting accounts of happiness in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, demonstrates the importance of the virtue of phronesis (practical wisdom), and shows how the medieval view of moral reasoning alters Aristotle's concept of moral wisdom.

Aristotle's Ethics and Moral Responsibility

Aristotle's Ethics and Moral Responsibility
Author: Javier Echeñique
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107021588

Echeñique discusses Aristotle's views on moral agency and voluntariness and presents a theory of moral responsibility that is both original and compelling.

Moral Psychology and Human Action in Aristotle

Moral Psychology and Human Action in Aristotle
Author: Michael Pakaluk
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-02-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0199546541

Both Aristotle and moral psychology have been flourishing areas of philosophical inquiry in recent years. This volume aims to bring the two streams of research together, offering fresh Aristotelian insights into moral psychology and philosophy of action, and applying philosophical sensibility to the reading of Aristotelian texts.