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Aristotle on the Human Good

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Aristotle on the Human Good
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Kraut
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:392
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - Ancient to c 500
Ethics and moral philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691020716
ClassificationsDewey:170.92
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 29 July 1991
Publication Country United States

Description

Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics", which equates the ultimate end of human life with happiness, is thought by many readers to argue that this highest goal consists in the largest possible aggregate of intrinsic goods. The author proposes instead that Aristotle identifies happiness with only one type of good: excellent activity of the rational soul.