Nicomachean Ethics

“A first-class presentation of a major philosophical work from the ancient world for the benefit of modern readers. It has much to offer, both for classicists and others with a serious interest in philosophy.”–Classics for All
“A fresh translation in a modern voice, ingenious in finding contemporary equivalents of Aristotle’s meaning, which can be warmly recommended for making this great text more appealing and understandable to today’s readers.”–Michael Pakaluk, Catholic University of America
“For generations of students and readers, Robin Waterfield has made the great works of Greek literature and philosophy accessible. He has now turned his hand to Aristotle’s masterpiece, the Nicomachean Ethics, and it is a triumph.”–Timothy J. Crowley, University College Dublin
“Waterfield has produced a reliable, fresh, and wonderfully readable translation of the Ethics that makes Aristotle’s often elliptical style accessible to those approaching him for the first time.”–Brad Inwood, Yale University

Robin Waterfield is a British classical scholar, translator, and editor. He specializes in ancient Greek philosophy and history.

His translations include:

• Plato’s Republic
• Herodotus’s The Histories
• Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations
• Thucydides’s The History of the Peloponnesian War
• Aesop’s Fables

He lives in Greece.

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