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Aristotle conceives ethical theory as a field distinct from the theoretical sciences. Its methodology must match its subject matter--good action--and must respect the fact that in this field many generalizations hold only for the most part. We study ethics in order to improve our lives, and therefore its principal concern is the nature of human well-being. Aristotle follows Socrates and Plato in taking the virtues to be central to a well-lived life. Like Plato, he …

…Aristotle * Freeland, Cynthia, ed. Feminist Interpretations of Aristotle. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998. * Modrak, Deborah. "Aristotle: Women, Deliberation, and Nature." In Bat-Ami Bar On (ed.), Engendering Origins: Critical Feminist Readings in Plato and Aristotle." Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994, pp. 207-22. * Ward, Julie K., ed. Feminism and Ancient Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 1996. Other Bibliographies * Lockwood, Thornton. "A Topical Bibliography of Scholarship on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: 1880 to 2004." Journal of Philosophical Research 30 (2005): 1-116.