Senior Seminar 

Nicomachean Ethics 

By: Aristotle

 

This is a guide to assist in the reading of the text, Nicomachean Ethics. Below you will find links about the author, the text, the themes presented in the text and interpretations of those themes.

 

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 

Books (* Denotes the book is available at Rebecca Crown Library):

 

Aristotle;fundamentals of the history of his development. *

Author: Jaeger, Werner Wilhelm, 1888-1961.; Robinson, Richard,

Publication: Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1948

Document: English : Book

 

Aristotle: founder of scientific philosophy.

Author: Farrington, Benjamin, 1891-

Publication: New York, Praeger 1969, ©1965

Document: English : Book

 

Aristotle. *

Author: Mure, G. R. G. 1893-

Publication: New York, Oxford University Press, 1964, 1932

Document: English : Book

 

Aristotle:his thought and its relevance today

Author: Winn, Cyril, b. 1886.; Jacks, M. L.

Publication: London, Methuen, 1967

Document: English : Book

 

 

Video/ DVD:

 

Ancient Greece [videorecording] : the birth of thinking / Educational Media, Inc. ; executive producers, Paul King, Martin Hennessey ; directed by Tony Cimber ; written by John Garafalo, Jr.

 

 

 

REVIEWS OF THE TEXT

 

Articles:

 

Nicomachean Ethics (Book). By: Inwood, Brad. Philosophical Review, Oct2003, Vol. 112 Issue 4, p567-570, 4p; (AN 14726495)

 

Nicomachean Ethics, Books VIII and IX (Book Review). By: Maher, Daniel P.; Gunn, Albert E.. Review of Metaphysics, Dec2000, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p411, 2p; (AN 5432529)

 

Taking Life Seriously: A Study of the Argument of the Nicomachean EthicsAuthor: Gleeson, Gerald P. Source: Theological Studies 56 S 1995, p 597-598. Doc. Type: Review

 

Practices of Reason: Aristotle's Nicomachean EthicsAuthor: Dahl, Norman O. Source: Ethics 105 Ja 1995, p 411-412. Doc. Type: Review

 

 

Books:

 

Aristotle :the Nicomachean ethics /

Author: Joachim, Harold H. 1868-1938.; Rees, D. A.

Publication: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1951

Document: English : Book

 

 

 

 

CRITICISMS AND INTERPRETATIONS

 

Articles:

 

Theme: Virtue of Wisdom

Wisdom and Action Guidance in the Agent-Based Virtue Ethics of Aristotle. By: Sherman, Thomas. American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly: Journal of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Fall2006, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p481-506, 26p; (AN 24015066)

 

Theme: Theoretical ideal of human happiness

Virtue and beyond in Plato and Aristotle. By: Broadie, Sarah. Southern Journal of Philosophy, Fall2005 Supplement, Vol. 43, p97-114, 18p; (AN 18645617)

 

Theme: Book III and Courage

The Fearlessness of Courage. By: Brady, Michelle E.. Southern Journal of Philosophy, Summer2005, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p189-211, 23p; (AN 17605813)

 

Theme: Temperance

TASTE, TOUCH, AND TEMPERANCE IN NICOMACHEAN ETHICS 3.10. By: Sisko, John E.. Classical Quarterly, 2003, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p135, 6p; (AN 10247996)

 

Theme: Courage

Nobility and Necessity: The Problem of Courage in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. By: Ward, Lee. American Political Science Review, Mar2001, Vol. 95 Issue 1, p71, 13p; (AN 4588662)

 

Theme: Book VII and Pleasure

Aristotle on pleasure and political philosophy: A study in Book VII of the Nicomachean Ethics. By: Guerra, Marc D.. Interpretation: A Journal of Political Philosophy, Winter97, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p171, 12p; (AN 9708242028)

 

Theme: Happiness

Luck and happiness in the Nicomachean ethics.Author: Cohen, Sheldon M. Source: Soundings 73 Spr 1990, p 209-218. Doc. Type: Article

 

Theme: Book VII

Aristotelian studies. 1 On the structure of the seventh book of the Nicomachean Ethics, chapters I-X / by J. Cook Wilson.

 

 

Books:

 

Theme: Friendship

Commentators on Aristotle on friendship /Author: Konstan, David.; Aspasius., and others

Publication: London : Duckworth, 2001

Document: English : Book

 

Theme: General Guide

Reading Aristotle's Ethics virtue, rhetoric, and political philosophy / Aristide Tessitore.

 

Theme: General Guide

Aristotle and modern politics : the persistence of political philosophy / edited by Aristide Tessitore.

 

 

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