{"product_id":"the-blackwell-guide-to-aristotles-nicomachean-ethics-isbn-9781405120210","title":"The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates Aristotle’s ethics for both academics and students new to the work, with sixteen newly commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe structure of the book mirrors the organization of the Nichomachean Ethics itself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the human good, the general nature of virtue, the distinctive characteristics of particular virtues, voluntariness, self-control, and pleasure.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgment ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Kraut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Aristotle’s Ethical Treatises 12\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChris Bobonich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Human Good and Human Function 37\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGavin Lawrence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 How to Justify Ethical Propositions: Aristotle’s Method 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Kraut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Central Doctrine of the Mean 96\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosalind Hursthouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Aristotle on Moral Virtue and the Fine 116\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGabriel Richardson Lear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Aristotle on the Voluntary 137\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Sauvé Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Aristotle on Greatness of Soul 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger Crisp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Aristotle’s Justice 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles M. Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Aristotle on the Virtues of Thought 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eC. D. C. Reeve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Practical Syllogism 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaula Gottlieb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Acrasia and Self-control 234\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA. W. Price\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Pleasure and Pain in Aristotle’s Ethics 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDorothea Frede\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Nicomachean Account of Philia 276\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Whiting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Aristotle’s Political Ethics 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalcolm Schofield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Aquinas, Natural Law, and Aristotelian Eudaimonism 323\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eT. H. Irwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Aristotle and Contemporary Ethics 342\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Broadie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Passages from Aristotle 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index 377\u003c\/p\u003e  “Searching for light on Aristotle’s ethics? Look no further than this fine collection of new essays on the major topics of the \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e from leading scholars of five countries.” \u003ci\u003eDavid Keyt, University of Washington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a stimulating and wide-ranging collection of lucid and rigorous essays by some of the world’s finest Aristotelian scholars. It offers fresh insights into Aristotle’s arguments, methodology, influence, and contemporary relevance and will appeal both to first-time readers and those returning to the work.” \u003ci\u003eAngela Hobbs, University of Warwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A welcome addition for anyone interested in Aristotle’s ethics. Its authors form an impressive list of scholars, and it covers a wide range of topics relevant to Aristotle's ethics. Worth owning.” \u003ci\u003eNorman Dahl, University of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Kraut\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy and Classics, and the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in the Humanities, at Northwestern University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSocrates and the State\u003c\/i\u003e (1984), \u003ci\u003eAristotle on the Human Good\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), and \u003ci\u003eAristotle: Political Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Guide to\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAristotle’s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e consists of sixteen newly commissioned essays on one of the most widely studied texts in the history of ethics. The volume is faithful to the organization of the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e itself, discussing the human good, the general nature of virtue, the distinctive characteristics of particular virtues, voluntariness, self-control, and pleasure. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Guide, with specially commissioned essays contributed by a distinguished international cast of scholars and an introduction by Richard Kraut, illuminates Aristotle’s ethics for both scholars and students new to the work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990173073637,"sku":"NP9781405120210","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405120210.jpg?v=1761786783","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blackwell-guide-to-aristotles-nicomachean-ethics-isbn-9781405120210","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}