Knowra Nicomachean Ethics Nicomachean Ethics A treatise by Aristotle on human flourishing, virtue, character, practical wisdom, and the highest good. It presents ethics as inquiry into how people should live and act.
Eudaimonia : A Greek concept of flourishing or living well, often translated as happiness. Aristotle identifies eudaimonia as the highest human good and the treatise’s organizing aim.
Moral Habituation : The formation of ethical dispositions through repeated actions and practices. Aristotle argues that people become just or temperate by repeatedly performing just or temperate acts.
Aristotelian Friendship : Aristotle’s account of friendship as a relationship grounded in utility, pleasure, or mutual appreciation of character. Books VIII and IX treat friendship as both a virtue and a condition of flourishing.
Aristotle : An ancient Greek philosopher whose writings shaped logic, natural science, metaphysics, and ethics. He is the author whose ethical arguments and method structure the treatise.
Plato's Republic : A philosophical dialogue by Plato examining justice, the ideal city, and the ordered soul. It offers a different account of justice and the good life, shaped by Plato’s theory of Forms.
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics : An ethical approach that explains good action through virtuous character and practical judgment. The treatise supplies the foundational account from which this ethical tradition develops.
Voluntary Action : Action originating in an agent who knows the relevant particulars and is not compelled. The account distinguishes actions that merit praise or blame from compelled or ignorant actions.
Aristotle on Pleasure : Aristotle’s view that pleasure completes activities when they are performed well. His discussion tests whether pleasure is the highest good or belongs within excellent activity.
Nicomachus : The name of Aristotle’s father and son, either of whom may be associated with the treatise’s title. The title’s reference to Nicomachus is traditionally linked to Aristotle’s family, though its exact origin is uncertain.
Hedonism : The view that pleasure is the only intrinsic good or the primary basis of value. Aristotle rejects identifying happiness simply with pleasure, while still treating pleasure as significant.
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