Nicomachean Ethics EasyRead Comfort EditReadHowYouWant.com, 2006 - 336 sidor "Nicomachean Ethics" is considered as one of the greatest work by Aristotle. In this book he argues that virtue is more significant for human beings than pride, pleasure and happiness. According to him virtue can be described in two ways, moral virtue and intellectual virtue. A balanced combination of both is the key to an ideal life. Thought-provoking! |
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BOOK I | 1 |
BOOK IV | 94 |
BOOK V | 127 |
BOOK VI | 163 |
BOOK VII | 189 |
BOOK VIII | 228 |
BOOK IX | 261 |
BOOK X | 293 |
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