Aristotle on Friendship
Aristotle on Friendship
Being an Expanded Translation of the Nicomachean Ethics Books VIII and IX
Geoffrey Percival
April 2015
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9781107497719
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Originally published in 1940, this book contains an expanded English translation of Books 8 and 9 of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. These two books are devoted to a discussion on the nature of friendship and the role it played in Greek life, and Percival supplies an introduction with a background to the subject of ancient friendship prior to Aristotle's formulation. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient friendship or the philosophy of Aristotle.
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April 2015Paperback
9781107497719
192 pages
216 × 140 × 11 mm
0.25kg
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Bibliography
- Introduction:
- 1. Friendship in Greek life and thought before Aristotle
- 2. The method adopted in this edition
- Expanded translation.
