Nicomachean Ethics (Summarized Edition)

Nicomachean Ethics presents Aristotle's inquiry into the human good, defining eudaimonia as flourishing through virtuous activity. It analyzes character and intellectual virtues, the doctrine of the mean, habituation and choice, and the practical wisdom that calibrates means to ends. Discussions of friendship, justice and equity, akrasia, pleasure, and a culminating account of contemplation comple...