{"product_id":"the-function-argument-in-aristotles-ethics-happiness-and-the-human-good-9781350511750","title":"The Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics: Happiness and the Human Good","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJakub Jirsa provides the first book-length study of the \"function argument\", outlining its central importance for Aristotle's ethics and his understanding of happiness and living well. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Function Argument in Aristotle's Ethics \u003c\/i\u003egives a systematic account of the development of the function argument from Plato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, with an explication of the interdependence between different versions of the argument which appear in Aristotle's ethical writings. In careful close readings of Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eProptrepticus\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEudemian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, Jirsa makes the case that the function (\u003ci\u003eergon\u003c\/i\u003e) argument - that the function of human beings is virtuous activity of the rational part of the soul - serves as a transition from formal to substantial ethical debate and helps to differentiate between happiness and the happy life. The book then evaluates Aristotle's function argument against contemporary critiques. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With English translations of sections of the \u003ci\u003eProptrepticus \u003c\/i\u003ebased on the recent reconstruction from ancient sources and fragments, this volume offers a novel context for understanding a key element of Aristotle's ethical works, and is an ideal reference for those studying Aristotelian ethics, virtue ethics and the history of philosophy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jakub Jirsa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350511750","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45011355598985,"sku":"9781350511750","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_12da268d-f23d-449a-bbfd-f4170d2279d3.jpg?v=1764744472","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-function-argument-in-aristotles-ethics-happiness-and-the-human-good-9781350511750","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}