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Jun 28, 2021
J. Sebastian
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Nicomachean Ethics ~ Aristotle
First Impression of Aristotle
I first read Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics in college over twenty years ago. My first experience with Aristotle was reading from a scientific work of his that was perhaps only twelve pages long. Twelve pages, I thought, what a break! Normally our readings were much longer. I could take it easy this week, I thought. Big mistake! Twelve pages of Aristotle meant twelve hours of intense study to work out what he was saying as best I could, ...more
First Impression of Aristotle
I first read Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics in college over twenty years ago. My first experience with Aristotle was reading from a scientific work of his that was perhaps only twelve pages long. Twelve pages, I thought, what a break! Normally our readings were much longer. I could take it easy this week, I thought. Big mistake! Twelve pages of Aristotle meant twelve hours of intense study to work out what he was saying as best I could, ...more

Naturalmente non posso dire niente di particolarmente intelligente su questo libro, quindi, a seguire, un brano che mi è piaciuto particolarmente.
Ma se la felicità è attività conforme a virtù, è logico che lo sia conformemente alla virtù più alta: e questa sarà la virtù della nostra parte migliore. Che sia l’intelletto o qualche altra cosa ciò che si ritiene che per natura governi e guidi e abbia nozione delle cose belle e divine, che sia un che di divino o sia la cosa più divina che è in noi, ...more
Ma se la felicità è attività conforme a virtù, è logico che lo sia conformemente alla virtù più alta: e questa sarà la virtù della nostra parte migliore. Che sia l’intelletto o qualche altra cosa ciò che si ritiene che per natura governi e guidi e abbia nozione delle cose belle e divine, che sia un che di divino o sia la cosa più divina che è in noi, ...more

Although it's painful to read this book - plain and dry like academic books, I think his writing is very crystal clear. And, there are some interesting parts that I missed from reading secondary sources.
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