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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Aristotle on the Perfect Lifeby Anthony Kenny
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Aristotle's teaching on the subject of happiness has been a topic of intense philosophical debate in recent years; it is of vital importance to the question of the relevance of his ethics in the present day. Aristotle's admirers struggle to read a comprehensive account of the supreme happiness into the Nicomachean Ethics; Kenny argues that those who are prepared to take the neglected Eudemian Ethics seriously preserve their admiration intact without doing violence to any of the relevant texts of the Nicomachean Ethics. Kenny has refined his position on the relation between the two works, offering a fresh examination and interpretation of the Eudemian Ethics on the basis of the 1991 Oxford Classical Text. He combines scholarly discussion of the Greek texts with reflection of the topics covered by Aristotle, taking account of post-Aristotelian treatments of themes such as moral vocation and moral luck. Review: "Kenny succeeds in posing several specific challenges to prevailing assumptions about Aristotle's two ethical treatises....An important contribution....[Kenny] once again deserves thanks both for his vigorous scepticism and for his forthright discussion of such basic issues."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Will occupy a prominent position in the current flood of books on Aristotle's ethics....Highly recommended."--Choice
Synopsis:Aristotle's teaching on the subject of happiness is of vital importance to the question of the relevance of his ethics today. This treatise argues that philosophers should look to the "Eudemian Ethics" for a comprehensive account of the perfect life. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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