Nicomachus (son of Aristotle)

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Nicomachus (Greek Νικόμαχος, end of the 4th century BC) was the son of Aristotle . Its main ethical work, the Nicomachean Ethics , is probably named after his son or father, both of whom were called Nicomachus, or another person of the same name.

life and work

Suda - a Byzantine encyclopedia of the 10th century AD - reports that Nicomachus - like his father - came from Stageira, was a philosopher and student of Theophrastus and that he wrote six books on ethics and a commentary on lectures on the physics of the Aristotle wrote.

The fact that Nicomachus wrote ethical works is probably a mistake in the Nicomachean Ethics , which originated from Aristotle and is named after Nicomachus.

literature

G. Arnott, Nicomachus, in: OCD4 (2012), 1014.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Cf. Diogenes Laertios 5:39: [1]
  2. ↑ Suda Nu 358. Retrieved October 30, 2017 (gr, English).
  3. ^ G. Arnott: Nicomachus . In: OLD4 (2012), 1014.
personal data
SURNAME Nicomachus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Son of Aristotle
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.