Aristotle's Ethics

Resumen del libro

Aristotles 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, Aristotles ethics has been revived as a source of insight and interest. While most attention has traditionally focused on Aristotles 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 worlds 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.

Biografía del autor

Aristóteles (Grecia, 384 a.C. - 322 a.C.) fue uno de los filósofos más destacados junto con Sócrates y Platón. A los 17 años se trasladó a Atenas para estudiar en la Academia, donde fue alumno y maestro. Fue principalmente discípulo de Platón y profesor de Alejandro Magno en el reino de Macedonia. Años más tarde, creó su propia escuela: el Liceo. Sabemos que la obra de Aristóteles la forman unos 200 tratados, de los que sólo se conservan 31, que examinan una gran variedad de temas: lógica, metafísica, ética, política, estética, retórica, astronomía y biología. Por ello, Aristóteles significa en muchos aspectos el inicio, la innovación y los cimientos de grandes ideas del mundo occidental.