The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

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The work consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes said to be from his lectures at the Lyceum which were either edited by or dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus. In many ways this work parallels the similar Eudemian Ethics, which has only eight books, and the two works can be fruitfully compared. Books V, VI, and VII of the Nicomachean Ethics are identical to Books IV, V, and VI of the Eudemian Ethics. Opinions about the relationship between the two works, for example which was written first, and which originally contained the three common books, is divided. Aristotle describes his ethical work as being different from his other kinds of study, because it is not just for the sake of contemplating what things are, but rather to actually become good ourselves. It is therefore practical rather than theoretical in the original Aristotelian senses of these terms.

Episode Date
01 - Book I
Jan 02, 2026
02 - Book II
Jan 01, 2026
03 - Book III
Dec 31, 2025
04 - Book IV
Dec 30, 2025
05 - Book V
Dec 29, 2025
06 - Book VI
Dec 28, 2025
07 - Book VII
Dec 27, 2025
08 - Book VIII
Dec 26, 2025
09 - Book IX
Dec 25, 2025
10 - Book X
Dec 24, 2025