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Aristotle's Ethics David Bostock (Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Merton College, Oxford)

Aristotle's Ethics By David Bostock (Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Merton College, Oxford)

Summary

An introduction to one of the classics of moral philosophy; Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Guiding the reader through the main themes of the work: the good for man; virtues of character and intellect; justice; responsibility; self-control; friendship; and pleasure, Bostock provides a study of Aristotle's ideas and arguments as living philosophy.

Aristotle's Ethics Summary

Aristotle's Ethics by David Bostock (Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Merton College, Oxford)

David Bostock presents a fresh critical introduction to one of the great classics of moral philosophy. Aristotle's Nicomachaen Ethics is and deserves to be his most widely studied work, for much of what it has to say is still important for today's debate on the problems of ethics. In this new book, David Bostock guides the reader through explanations and evaluations of all the main themes of Aristotle's work, paying due attention to questions of interpretation, and the differing views of a range of commentators. The emphasis is on the philosophical merits and demerits of the doctrines that emerge and these are critically discussed in simple and straightforward terminology. Each chapter concludes with suggestions for further reading on the themes and ideas discussed within the chapter, and the book finishes with an evaluation of the Ethics as a whole. Bostock provides the ideal companion to study of this great work, helping the reader to engage with its ideas and arguments as living philosophy.

Aristotle's Ethics Reviews

David Bostock's study succeeds admirably in keeping the text in view from both angles: as a fairly idiosyncratic diagnosis of the intimations of a specific and often formidably distant culture, but also as a vigourous, sustained and illuminating piece of consecutive thinking, which protrudes imperiously into the most pressing puzzles and arguments of our day. ...it guides the student through Aristotle's main themes and arguments, sometimes to dismiss them abruptly, but never without first taking the trouble to grasp them accurately. ... Bostock's thoughtful, patient, decorous, deft and very Oxonian book would be the most instructive of companions * John Dunn, professor of political theory, University of Cambridge *
'helpful and original discussions of particular passages' Mind

About David Bostock (Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Merton College, Oxford)

David Bostock is Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy at Merton College, Oxford, and Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford

Table of Contents

THE GOOD FOR MAN: FIRST DISCUSSION (BOOK I); VIRTUES OF CHARACTER (BOOK II); JUSTICE (BOOK V); VIRTUES OF INTELLECT (BOOK VI); RESPONSIBILITY (III.1); SELF-CONTROL; PLEASURE (VII.11-14, X.1-5); FRIENDSHIP (BOOKS VIII-IX); THE GOOD FOR MAN: SECOND DISCUSSION (X.6-8); ARISTOTLE'S METHODS IN ETHICS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; INDEX LOCORUM; GENERAL INDEX

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GOR006561003
9780198752653
0198752652
Aristotle's Ethics by David Bostock (Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Fellow and Lecturer in Philosophy, Merton College, Oxford)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
2001-01-01
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