Nicomachean Ethics (Annotated)

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle offers the foundational account of virtue ethics: an inquiry into the human good, eudaimonia, and the disciplined formation of character. Written in the compact, analytic style of lecture materials, the work moves from happiness and moral virtue to deliberation, justice, friendship, pleasure, and contemplation. Situated after Plato yet distinct from him, it grounds...