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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
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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