The Ethics of Aristotle
Publisher Description
This volume is the great work of moral philosophy by ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, a companion to his Politics. This English translation, with an introduction by British philosopher John Alexander Smith, was first published in 1911.
Customer Reviews
Classical and everlasting
Aristotles writing for me is a bit dry compared to Plato’s.
Nevertheless no wonder that is book has been a dominant effluence upon the western Ethical philosophy.
The reader can easily follow the development of the Ancient mind from Socrates’s Virtues and Ethical argument in Republic and Meno.
Aristotle has a more grounded thoughts and much deeper investigation on Virtues, Happiness, Friendships and ethics in General.
Which would make this book a masterpiece.
But for myself, i prefer Plato’s way to reciting the dialogues and writing method, which made his books more like a story, and less like a study text.