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The Aristotle Library

The Aristotle Library

By: Aristotle
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All human beings by nature desire to understand. In The Aristotle Library, the works of Aristotle are read in full, that the listener may consider nature, virtue, reason, poetry, politics, and the first principles of things. For wisdom is not gained in haste, but by attending carefully to what is said, and by seeking the causes of what is.Public domain Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • The Nicomachean Ethics Book V

    The Nicomachean Ethics Book V
    Jun 14 2026
    In which the nature of Justice and Injustice is carefully examined, revealing Justice as a mean state governing fairness between individuals through notions of lawfulness, equality, and proportion in social transactions. Furthermore, the discussion contemplates the complexities of voluntary and involuntary acts, distinctions between natural and conventional justice, and the correction of legal universals by Equity, thereby elucidating the delicate balance required in human affairs to uphold moral rectitude.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Nicomachean Ethics Book IV

    The Nicomachean Ethics Book IV
    Jun 13 2026
    In which Aristotle delineates the mean virtues relating to wealth, honour, anger, and social intercourse, illustrating how true greatness and liberal generosity are measured not merely by external acts but by the propriety and motives that guide them. He further explores the balance in character between excess and defect—whether in giving, receiving, truthfulness, or jocularity—revealing that moral excellence is often a delicate temperance rather than mere quantity or display.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The Nicomachean Ethics Book III

    The Nicomachean Ethics Book III
    Jun 12 2026
    In which the nature of voluntary and involuntary actions is carefully examined, distinguishing those born of compulsion or ignorance from those arising through deliberate choice and moral reasoning. The virtues of Courage and Perfected Self-Mastery are then explored as mean states regulating fear, boldness, and pleasures, wherein right reason guides the soul’s impulses towards honourable and moderate conduct.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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