Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle
Publisher: George Routledge 1910
ISBN/ASIN: 1557427704
Number of pages: 360
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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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