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The Nicomachean Ethics

by Aristotle

It is a sophisticated and subtle analysis of the various virtues: courage, temperance, and wisdom among many others. It’s incredibly subtle and precise, especially when you compare it with the way a lot of moral words are used today.

“According to Aristotle, it is hard to become virtuous, and hard to become vicious too. The character of most people is somewhere in the middle.”

Moral Character

Christian B Miller, Philosopher

“It is a sophisticated and subtle analysis of the various virtues: courage, temperance, and wisdom among many others.”

Virtue

Edward Skidelsky, Philosopher

“He said the great question is how we should live well, so that we live a good life, and he came up with a very positive response – what distinguishes us from the rest of the world is our possession of reason”

Being Good

A C Grayling, Philosopher

“Aristotle took the view that if a person applied practical wisdom to the right course of action in a given circumstance, he would achieve the good life.”

Ideas that Matter

A C Grayling, Philosopher

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