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Nicomachean Ethics

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The Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle's most renowned work on ethics, focusing on the science of the good for human life.

The text is divided into ten books and discusses the concept of eudaimonia, often translated as 'happiness' or 'flourishing,' which is achieved through living a virtuous life.

Aristotle argues that eudaimonia is an activity of the soul in accordance with virtue, emphasizing the importance of reason, moral virtues, and the pursuit of excellence.

The work also explores the division of the soul, the role of rationality in human life, and the ultimate goal of human activity, which is to achieve happiness through virtuous actions and a complete life.

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as the book where Aristotle literally writes down point blank the kind of exact amount you know the golden mean of courage.

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in the context of comparing his philosophical style to Plato's and discussing his views on virtue and happiness.

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in the context of how to become more virtuous.

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as a source of philosophical understanding of the value of skilled work.

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