This philosophical work contrasts the "continent," who successfully resist irrational internal pressures, with the "incontinent," who fail to do so.
This philosophical work contrasts the "continent," who successfully resist irrational internal pressures, with the "incontinent," who fail to do so. Late in this work, its author claims that many who argue against hedonism do so insincerely, but for good reasons. This work claims that when dealing with its title subject, one should draw conclusions "roughly and in outline," since many rules hold only for the most part. This work classifies justice as either (*) distributive or rectificatory. One thesis of this work is interpreted as stating that every virtue lies between a vice of excess and a vice of deficiency; that is the Doctrine of the Mean. The first book of this work discusses the ultimate goal of life, eudaimonia. For 10 points, name this work of moral philosophy, edited by and named for the son of Aristotle.
This philosophical work contrasts the "continent," who successfully resist irrational internal pressures, with the "incontinent," who fail to do so.
Nicomachean Ethics