Free courses taught by hillsdale college faculty to pursue knowledge of the highest things, form character, and defend constitutional government. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Nicomachean ethics aristotle mcmaster faculty of social. Every art and every kind of inquiry, and like in an lie dou man seelrf wiqe every act and purpose, seems to aim at sorne. The former image is suggested by the preceding words, but the latter perhaps is a better metaphor for that avoidance of the too much and the too little which, according to aristotle, constitutes right conduct. A summary of book vi in aristotles nicomachean ethics. This is a handout developed for my students as they study aristotles nicomachean ethics, specifically the book 6 discussion of intellectual virtues and states. Aristotle reminds the reader that the soul has two main parts.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The rational soul, or the reasoned part, can also be divided into two parts. But a difference is observable among these aims or ends. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This section provides background for book 6 by defining the different parts of the soul. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Nicomachean ethics is the name of aristotles best known work on ethics. Nicomachean ethics 5 good judge of that subject, and the man who has received an allround education is a good judge in general. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Nicomachean ethics study guide contains a biography of aristotle, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The internet classics archive nicomachean ethics by. Book i 1 every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good.