7 livres semblables à Éthique à Nicomaque
Essais philosophiques sur l'entendement humain
"Over a series of elegantly written, engaging essays, the Enquiry examines the experiential and psychological sources of meaning and knowledge, the foundations of reasoning about matters that lie beyond the scope of our sensory experience and memory, the nature of belief, and the limitations of our knowledge. The positions Hume takes on these topics have been described as paradigmatically…
Thèmes communs : Ética, Ouvrages avant 1800, Ethics, Early works to 1800
Des devoirs
De Officiis (On Duties, On Obligations, or On Moral Responsibilities) is a 44 BC treatise by Marcus Tullius Cicero divided into three books, in which Cicero expounds his conception of the best way to live, behave, and observe moral obligations. The posthumously published work discusses what is honorable (Book I), what is to ones advantage (Book II), and what to do when the honorable and private…
Thèmes communs : Ancient Ethics, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Friendship
La Poétique
Few, if any, writers in history have made major contributions to as many fields of knowledge as Aristotle...
'If there are two definitive features of ancient Greek civilization,' writes Hugh Lawson-Tancred in his wide-ranging Introduction, 'they are articulacy and competition.' In the city-states oratorical competence was an essential asset for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils and even…
Thèmes communs : Aristotle, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Morales
The Moralia of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They provide insights into Roman and Greek life, but often are also timeless observations in their own right.
Thèmes communs : Ancient Ethics, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy
Émile, ou De l'éducation
Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness. He uses the fictional story of Emile and his tutor to outline his ideas. The book was banned and publicly burned on its publication, but became a European bestseller and provided a…
Thèmes communs : Ouvrages avant 1800, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, History
Le Prince
The Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new princes and royals. The general theme of The Prince is of accepting that the aims of princes – such as glory and survival – can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those…
Thèmes communs : Ouvrages avant 1800, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, History
Vies
Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome.
Thèmes communs : Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, History