Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle
Publisher: eBooks@Adelaide 2006
ISBN/ASIN: 1557427704
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Nicomachean Ethics is the name normally given to the most well-known work by Aristotle on virtue and moral character. It plays a prominent role in defining Aristotelian ethics. It consists of ten books based on notes said to be from his lectures at the Lyceum which were either edited by or dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus.
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