The Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle and Adam Smith both understand ethics in ways that differentiate them sharply from most other moral philosophers. Their common sense attitudes are substantially compatible, and many of their evaluations coincide. Nevertheless, the differences between Smith and Aristotle are profound,…

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, authored by Plato around 375 BC, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state, and the just man.[2] It is Plato’s best-known work, and has proven to be one of the world’s most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both…

Aristotle sets out the conditions under which scientific arguments will provide true knowledge; where true conclusions are deduced from first principles and basic principles are used to explain more complex ones.

Why have ancient texts fallen out of favor today? Once read widely- both in homes and schools- texts by “dead white men” are looked upon today with disfavor. Yet some scholars- and readers- insist upon their enduring significance, even when they reflect a time and place foreign to what we know…