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Review: Don't start your adventures in philosophy without this - After all these millennia, this is still the best basic work on explaining the philosophical concepts of how to improve oneself and make the highest possible contributions to the advancement of democratic society in the process. As a classic Greek philosopher, Aristotle leaves plenty of room for the reader to "participate" in the conversation by clearly explaining and offering examples of his lines of thought that can readily be followed with some appropriate focused thought given by the reader to each topic he advances. As with any deeply conceived tome on these matters, a good suggestion is to make and keep some of your own notes, do some exploring on points of interest to you and have your own reference points available to return later and reconsider with more perspective as you travel deeper into the mind of this master philosophical progenitor. Worth every penny — and more. The education is literally — and literarily — priceless.
Review: IMO this is the best translation for all audiences - Irwin (the translator) says in the into that this version is specifically for the serious student, not the person trying to get a general feeling for the work. I would consider myself in between - reading this book on my journey through the great works, but wanting a deeper understanding than a wiki or a short video. I was very satisfied by this volume and got a lot out of the experience. In general, Nicomachean Ethics describes Aristotle's pathway to maximize the happiness/living well/flourishing ("eudaimonia") of an individual. It is a practical exercise where eudaimonia is identified as the ultimate human end based on informal survey. The qualities that maximize eudaimonia are then inductively reasoned back to first principles. These principles include the virtues of character (and the rest of the soul's nonrational parts) and the virtues of the soul's rational parts. Book X wraps the investigation up and transitions into a politics informed through these ethics. The translation itself is 200 pages, along with a 30 page intro, over 100 pages of notes, a dictionary of common terms, and translated excerpts from Aristotle's other works that tangentially connect to this one. I ended up using the dictionary quite a lot. Aristotle is very specific with his choice of words and those words do not translate cleanly from Greek to English (ex: happiness, state, action, virtue, etc). The dictionary helped me sort everything out. Reader be warned: Aristotle is challenging to read, mostly due to the aforementioned vocabulary. This is a trait of Aristotle himself; I am currently working through Reeves' translation of Politics and the challenging prose remains consistent despite the different translator. The Socratic dialogues of Plato were comparatively easy as Plato often repeats himself or rephrases his points in what turns out to be an excellent teaching tool. By contrast, Aristotle's works are lecture notes that spend much of the time breezing through the main points and only making detours to rebut "puzzles" that challenge his argument (likely the results of past conversations of his with students or friends). He will summarize his main points, but it's very useful to track the flow of the arguments on paper to review before the next reading session.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,776 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in History of Philosophy #21 in Ancient Greek & Roman Philosophy #24 in Philosophy of Ethics & Morality |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (407) |
| Dimensions  | 6 x 1 x 8.7 inches |
| Edition  | Third Edition, third edition |
| ISBN-10  | 1624668151 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1624668159 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 480 pages |
| Publication date  | August 30, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Reading age  | 1 year and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't start your adventures in philosophy without this
*by W***R on August 30, 2025*

After all these millennia, this is still the best basic work on explaining the philosophical concepts of how to improve oneself and make the highest possible contributions to the advancement of democratic society in the process. As a classic Greek philosopher, Aristotle leaves plenty of room for the reader to "participate" in the conversation by clearly explaining and offering examples of his lines of thought that can readily be followed with some appropriate focused thought given by the reader to each topic he advances. As with any deeply conceived tome on these matters, a good suggestion is to make and keep some of your own notes, do some exploring on points of interest to you and have your own reference points available to return later and reconsider with more perspective as you travel deeper into the mind of this master philosophical progenitor. Worth every penny — and more. The education is literally — and literarily — priceless.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ IMO this is the best translation for all audiences
*by J***B on September 13, 2021*

Irwin (the translator) says in the into that this version is specifically for the serious student, not the person trying to get a general feeling for the work. I would consider myself in between - reading this book on my journey through the great works, but wanting a deeper understanding than a wiki or a short video. I was very satisfied by this volume and got a lot out of the experience. In general, Nicomachean Ethics describes Aristotle's pathway to maximize the happiness/living well/flourishing ("eudaimonia") of an individual. It is a practical exercise where eudaimonia is identified as the ultimate human end based on informal survey. The qualities that maximize eudaimonia are then inductively reasoned back to first principles. These principles include the virtues of character (and the rest of the soul's nonrational parts) and the virtues of the soul's rational parts. Book X wraps the investigation up and transitions into a politics informed through these ethics. The translation itself is 200 pages, along with a 30 page intro, over 100 pages of notes, a dictionary of common terms, and translated excerpts from Aristotle's other works that tangentially connect to this one. I ended up using the dictionary quite a lot. Aristotle is very specific with his choice of words and those words do not translate cleanly from Greek to English (ex: happiness, state, action, virtue, etc). The dictionary helped me sort everything out. Reader be warned: Aristotle is challenging to read, mostly due to the aforementioned vocabulary. This is a trait of Aristotle himself; I am currently working through Reeves' translation of Politics and the challenging prose remains consistent despite the different translator. The Socratic dialogues of Plato were comparatively easy as Plato often repeats himself or rephrases his points in what turns out to be an excellent teaching tool. By contrast, Aristotle's works are lecture notes that spend much of the time breezing through the main points and only making detours to rebut "puzzles" that challenge his argument (likely the results of past conversations of his with students or friends). He will summarize his main points, but it's very useful to track the flow of the arguments on paper to review before the next reading session.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Provides some interpretation.
*by T***M on May 19, 2025*

Great book. Provides a lot of background information as well as references and commentary as well as referring to other sections reflecting consistancy in writing.

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