Nicomachean Ethics Books VIII and IX [Paperback]

In Books VIII and IX of his masterpiece of moral philosophy, theNicomachean Ethics, Aristotle gives perhaps the most famous of all philosophical discussions of friendship. Michael Pakaluk presents the first systematic study in English of these books, showing how important Aristotle's treatment of friendship is to his ethics as a whole. Pakaluk's fresh and scrupulously accurate translation is accompanied by a detailed philosophical commentary.

Preface; Translation; Commentary; Appendices; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.