Nicomachean Ethics

Nicomachean Ethics - Hardcover

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Nicomachean Ethics - Hardcover

Nicomachean Ethics - Hardcover

by Aristotle
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by Aristotle (Author), Robin Waterfield (Translator)

From a preeminent scholar and translator, the definitive translation of Aristotle's essential work.

"Waterfield has produced a reliable, fresh, and wonderfully readable translation of the Ethics that makes Aristotle's often elliptical style accessible to those approaching him for the first time."―Brad Inwood, Yale University

The Nicomachean Ethics is widely considered Aristotle's most significant work of ethical philosophy, and has had an unquestionably profound impact on all subsequent Western philosophy, law, and theology--from the works of Dante Alighieri to modern "virtue ethics."

In this new translation, preeminent scholar Robin Waterfield masterfully renders Aristotle's indispensable work into readable English. Nicomachean Ethics argues that human happiness can be achieved through virtuous action, as typified by a "golden mean" of behavior between extremes. As well as analyzing the virtues, the work masterfully covers topics such as pleasure and self-control, friendship, and everything that makes up the good life and allows us to fulfill our godlike rational capacity. The Nicomachean Ethics is as instructive today for how a good life should be lived as it was over two thousand years ago.

With John Sellars's illuminating and eminently practical introduction, this beautifully rendered new translation is required reading for anyone seeking insights into Aristotelian philosophy.

Author Biography

Robin Waterfield is a British classical scholar, translator, and editor, specializing in ancient Greek philosophy and history. Among others, his translations include Plato's Republic, Herodotus's The Histories, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations, Thucydides's The History of the Peloponnesian War, and Aesop's Fables. He lives in Greece.

Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 1.26 x 9.49 x 6.27 IN
Publication Date: August 25, 2026
ISBN9781541604872
Author Aristotle
PublisherBasic Books
GenreHistory and Philosophy
FormatHardcover
PublishedAugust 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages384
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Aristotle (384-322 BC) was born in the Macedonian city of Stagira. He studied in Plato's Academy in Athens and later became tutor to Alexander the Great before establishing his own school in Athens, called the Lyceum. His writings, which were of extraordinary range, profoundly affected the whole course of ancient, medieval, and modern philosophy. Many of them have survived, including The Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, and Poetics, among others.

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