Nicomachean Ethics
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
| Revision as of 05:51, 17 April 2008 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 20:39, 17 November 2010 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
| ''Nicomachean Ethics'' focuses on the importance of habitually behaving virtuously and developing a virtuous character. Aristotle emphasized the importance of context to ethical behavior, and the ability of the virtuous person to recognize the best course of action. Aristotle argued that [[eudaimonia]] is the goal of life, and that a person's pursuit of eudaimonia, rightly conceived, will result in virtuous conduct. | ''Nicomachean Ethics'' focuses on the importance of habitually behaving virtuously and developing a virtuous character. Aristotle emphasized the importance of context to ethical behavior, and the ability of the virtuous person to recognize the best course of action. Aristotle argued that [[eudaimonia]] is the goal of life, and that a person's pursuit of eudaimonia, rightly conceived, will result in virtuous conduct. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Aristotelian ethics]] | ||
| + | * [[Ethics]] | ||
| + | * [[Magna Moralia]] ("Great Ethics") | ||
| + | * [[Eudemian Ethics]] (or ''Ethica Eudemia'') | ||
| + | * [[On Virtues and Vices]]** (or ''De Virtutibus et Vitiis Libellus'') | ||
| + | * [[Politics (Aristotle)|Politics]] (or ''Politica'') | ||
| + | * [[Economics (Aristotle)|Economics]]* (or ''Oeconomica'') | ||
| + | * [[Bekker numbers]] | ||
| + | * [[Energeia]] | ||
| + | * [[Eudaimonia]] | ||
| + | * [[Intellectual virtues]] | ||
| + | * [[Noesis]] | ||
| + | * [[Phronesis]] | ||
| + | * [[Virtue Ethics]] | ||
| + | * [[Hexis]] | ||
| + | * [[Moral character]] | ||
| + | * [[Virtue]] | ||
| + | |||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 17 November 2010
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Nicomachean Ethics (sometimes spelled 'Nichomachean'), or Ta Ethika, is a work by Aristotle on virtue and moral character which plays a prominent role in defining Aristotelian ethics. It consists of ten books based on notes from his lectures at the Lyceum and were either edited by or dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus.
Nicomachean Ethics focuses on the importance of habitually behaving virtuously and developing a virtuous character. Aristotle emphasized the importance of context to ethical behavior, and the ability of the virtuous person to recognize the best course of action. Aristotle argued that eudaimonia is the goal of life, and that a person's pursuit of eudaimonia, rightly conceived, will result in virtuous conduct.
See also
- Aristotelian ethics
- Ethics
- Magna Moralia ("Great Ethics")
- Eudemian Ethics (or Ethica Eudemia)
- On Virtues and Vices** (or De Virtutibus et Vitiis Libellus)
- Politics (or Politica)
- Economics* (or Oeconomica)
- Bekker numbers
- Energeia
- Eudaimonia
- Intellectual virtues
- Noesis
- Phronesis
- Virtue Ethics
- Hexis
- Moral character
- Virtue
