Unit name | Philosophical Text 3: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics |
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Unit code | PHIL10008 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Pearson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Philosophy |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The course will consider key parts of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and engage with them philosophically. Topics covered will include eudaimonia, moral psychology, virtue, the doctrine of the mean, voluntary action and choice, courage, temperance, practical wisdom, akrasia, varieties of friendship, contemplation.
Aims:
The unit aims to bring to life a seminal text in ancient philosophy by engaging critically with its arguments. The unit aims to establish this work as philosophically interesting in its own right and of interest to contemporary philosophers.
On completion of this course, students will:
11 one-hour lectures
Examination only; 2 questions in two hours.
Translations:
Two introductions:
And two valuable collections of essays are: