Ancient Greek thinker Aristotle, a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great, profoundly shaped Western thought. His ...

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is a classic work of philosophy, especially in virtue ethics. I hope this video can help guide you through the book and help you read it for yourself. Topics include ...

In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle explains what virtue is and how it is acquired. He describes and defines the various virtues, and also discusses the kind of moral education and habit-formation ...

As is often noted, piety is not among the list of moral and intellectual virtues mentioned by Aristotle in the Ethics. I argue that this is neither an oversight on Aristotle’s part nor a subtle way ...

Lee hopes to use NEH fellowship to break new philosophical ground Aristotle may be the most influential philosopher in history, a cornerstone of Western philosophy. But at a time when many see the ...

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