The Nichomachean Ethics

Kevin Morrell
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Chapter 7 in Organization, Society and Politics, 2012, pp 97-108 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter introduces Aristotle’s work on ethics, focusing on the Nicomachean Ethics, though it makes some reference to the Eudemian Ethics and to Magna Moralia — a work traditionally attributed to Aristotle but whose authorship is questioned (Brewer, 2005). My intention is not to draw on the latter two texts to surface differences in nuance or even inconsistencies across these three texts, which might be a fruitful activity for other purposes. Instead, it is to make reference to instances where there may be something additional that can help to consolidate or emphasize important points in the Nicomachean Ethics. This reflects the established view that it is in the Nicomachean Ethics that we find Aristotle’s most complete and considered view of ethics and important themes such as friendship, happiness, the good life and virtue; as well as the grounds for compassion and mercy (Gallagher, 2009; Nussbaum, 2001b). The chapter begins by situating the Nicomachean Ethics in relation to other ideas within Aristotle’s work, before summarizing and then reviewing some of the main arguments in the text, focusing in particular on his account of intellectual virtues and the notion of phronēsis (Reeve, 2006). It concludes with a consideration of the continuing relevance of the Nicomachean Ethics from a contemporary perspective on organizations, society and politics.

Keywords: Business Ethic; Practical Wisdom; Applied Ethic; Nicomachean Ethic; Intellectual Virtue (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137026880_8

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