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Nicomachean

Nicomachean

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Relating to Aristotle's book about how to live a good life or to his son Nicomachus
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɪkəˈmɑːkiən/
  • Formal
: nicomáqueo
  • The claim I want to make is roughly that Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is the greatest parenting guide ever written.

By the way, this echoes what Aristotle says in the Nicomachean Ethics.

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Examples

  • By the way, this echoes what Aristotle says in the Nicomachean Ethics.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • Everyone knows Aristotle wrote the Nicomachean Ethics, but I also wrote a work called the Udemian Ethics and which has attracted vastly less attention.

  • Actually, we're doing parts of the Nicomachean Ethics this week.

  • This lecture focuses on the principles outlined in the Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.

  • Many philosophers reference the Nicomachean Ethics to discuss moral virtues.

  • The themes discussed in the Nicomachean Ethics are still relevant in modern ethical debates.

Surface Forms

Nicomachean positive

Morphology

Nicomachean = Nicomachus (transparent) = Nicomachus + ean

Formed regularly from the proper name 'Nicomachus' + the productive adjectival suffix '-ean' meaning 'relating to', so the relation is derivable if the base name is known.

Etymology

Nicomachean comes from the name Nicomachus, which joins the Greek parts nike ('victory') and mache ('battle'). So it means 'of Nicomachus' and is used for Aristotle's book, the Nicomachean Ethics, and things that come from that work.