Nicomachean Ethics (Magill Book Reviews)

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Long after he had studied under Plato and taught Alexander the Great, Aristotle developed the belief that everything has 4 causes: material (physical), formal (design), efficient (maker or ancestor), and final (ultimate goal). Thus, morality has to do with physical and emotional appetites, rationality, the social and political setting, and contemplation of truth.

According to Aristotle, a person is responsible only for voluntary deeds, not for deeds committed in ignorance or when forced. Truly bad acts are performed when irrationality overpowers reason, when persons act...

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