A new translation of one of the most important philosophical works of all time A Penguin
Classic Aristotle's classic treatise is based on his famous doctrine of the golden mean
which advocates taking the middle course between excess and deficiency. Reacting against
Plato's absolutism Aristotle insisted that there are no definitive moral standards and that
ethical philosophy must be based on human nature and experience. Treating such topics as
moral worth intellectual virtue pleasure friendship and happiness The Nicomachean Ethics
asks above all: What is the good life and how can we live it?
