In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle's guiding question is: what is the best thing for a human being? His answer is happiness, but he means, not something we feel, but rather a specially good kind of life. Happiness is made up of activities in which we... Zobraziť viac
Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: Previously published as Ethics, Aristotle's The Nicomachean Ethics addresses the question of how to live... Zobraziť viac
What does it mean to be a good person? Ranging over eternal questions of right and wrong, pleasure and self-control, friendship and courage, Aristotle's lectures on ethics are among the most lasting and profound philosophical works of all time... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Classics: Essential reading for all students of Greek theatre and literature, Aristotle's Poetics remains equally... Zobraziť viac