Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

“ThisistheonlyEnglishtranslationoftheEthicsforthosewhowantorneedtoknowprecisely,notjustroughly,whatAristotlesays.Readersnowcanbeholdthesplendorofhisconceptionofmoralvirtueandengagewithitssubtletiesaswell.Thetranslationisaccompaniedbyexcellentnotes,aninterpretiveessay,indices,andahighlyusefulglossary.”—HarveyC.Mansfield,HarvardUniversity(HarveyC.Mansfield,HarvardUniversity)“ThereareseveralgoodeditionsoftheNicomacheanEthicscurrentlyavailable,buttheBartlettandCollinsversionissuperiorinseveraldecisiverespects—philological,philosophical,andpedagogical.Thetranslationitselfisconsistentlyfaithfultothetextwithoutlapsingintoobscurityorawkwardness,withlotsofhelpfuldiscussion(injusttherightnumberofnotesconvenientlyplacedatthebottomofthepage)ofalternativepossibilitiesatkeypoints.Bestofall,thethoughtfulandwell-craftedsurroundingmaterial—notes,glossary,introduction,andinterpretiveessay—suppliesamarvelousguidetoAristotle’suniquewayofpresentingthecentralquestionsofethicsandpolitics.ThisistheversionIwillusewhennextIteachtheNicomacheanEthics.”—StephenG.Salkever,BrynMawrCollege(StephenG.Salkever,BrynMawrCollege)“ThistranslationwilleasilybethebestavailableEnglishversionoftheNicomacheanEthics.”—MichaelDavis,SarahLawrenceCollege(MichaelDavis,SarahLawrenceCollege)“BartlettandCollins’stranslationoftheNicomacheanEthicsisthebestinEnglishthatIhaveread.ItnicelycouplesaconsistentfaithfulnesstoAristotle’sGreekwithahighdegreeofreadability.Thiswillbearealservicetoscholarsandstudents.”—GeraldM.Mara,GeorgetownUniversity(GeraldM.Mara,GeorgetownUniversity)