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Jul 1, 2024 · Compared to Eudemian Ethics, Nicomachean Ethics is a mature ethical work. Aristotle had by that point had time to think through some of the key concepts which we will be exploring – eudaimonia, teleology, etc. – and his discussions tend to be longer and more in-depth.
Jun 24, 2024 · The End. 1.: In All He Does Man Seeks Same Good As End Or Means. 2.: The End Is the Good; Our Subject Is This and Its Science Politics. 3.: Exactness Not Permitted By Subject Nor to Be Expected By Student, Who Needs Experience and Training. 4.: Men Agree That the Good Is Happiness, But Differ As to What This Is. 5.:
Jul 1, 2024 · St Thomas Aquinas: Commentary on The Nicomachean Ethics. Translated by C. I. LitzingerO.P., 'Library of Living Catholic Thought', Henry Regnery Company, Chicago; 2 vols, n.p. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2024
Jun 25, 2024 · Book 1. 1.1 On The Chief End At Which All Things Aim. Aristotle begins his Ethics with some initial premises about the chief end at which all things aim: “The good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.” Therefore, every art, inquiry, action, and choice, aims at some good.
Jul 5, 2024 · We’re moving at a fairly brisk clip, especially if you aren’t used to reading ancient philosophy. But the goal is to get a general view of Aristotle’s ethics, not to become Aristotle experts. We’ll focus on major themes, a few important arguments, etc.
Jun 28, 2024 · The Ethics is mostly concerned with the deeper nature of Man, using the practicalities of theory for an active political end, but finishes on the principle that the best life is the contemplative one. Why is this the case?
Jul 8, 2024 · Happiness is an Activity | Nicomachean Ethics, Book I Our read-along continues, now with some text from Aristotle. Politics and contemplation, the methodology of the Nicomachean Ethics, and teleological explanations of action.
