The Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle’s central work in moral philosophy, an inquiry into the nature of the good life and how human beings achieve eudaimonia, or flourishing. Aristotle develops his account of virtue as a mean between extremes, examines practical wisdom, friendship, pleasure, and the role of habit, and argues that excellence of character is cultivated through action.
This free EPUB edition has been carefully cleaned and formatted for modern e-readers. One of the most influential texts in the history of ethics, the work continues to anchor the tradition of virtue ethics and debates about character, reason, and human happiness.