COMMENTARY ON THE NICOMACHEAN ETHICS
by
Thomas Aquinas
translated by
C. I. Litzinger, O.P.
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1964, 2 volumes
OUTLINE INDEX OF THE TEN BOOKS OF THE ETHICS (nos. 1-2180)
BOOK I: THE GOOD FOR MAN Aristotle
Summary: The difference of ends.
Happiness, the end and supreme good of the happy person.
The two parts of the soul.
Division of virtue.
BOOK II: MORAL VIRTUE IN GENERAL
Summary Virtue in general.
Its essence.
Mean between extremes.
Opposition between vice and virtue.
Directions for acquiring the mean.
BOOK III: THE VOLUNTARY, FORTITUDE AND TEMPERANCE
Summary The voluntary and the involuntary.
Things consequent to the voluntary.
Fortitude and temperance.
Their species and extremes.
Commendable in youths. Similar to continence.
BOOK V: JUSTICE
Summary Justice and injustice.
Their species.
Equity.
Justice in the metaphorical sense.
BOOK VI: INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES
Summary Principles of operation.
Intellectual habits: science, art, understanding, wisdom, and prudence.
Connection between prudence and other virtues.
BOOK VII: CONTINENCE AND INCONTINENCE
Summary Continence and attitudes opposed to continence.
The continent and the incontinent man.
Pleasure and its species. Pain.
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BOOK VIII: FRIENDSHIP
Summary Friendship and its various kinds.
Diverse matters concerning friends and friendship.
BOOK IX: PROPERTIES OF FRIENDSHIP
Summary Preservation of friendship.
The works of friendship: goodwill, concord, beneficence, love of self.
Friends of a happy man; the number of friends.
Need for friends.
BOOK X: PLEASURE. HAPPINESS
Summary Pleasure; its kinds.
Happiness, contemplative and active.
Preparation for and connection with the treatise on the state.
This book is a commentary of St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nicomachean (Aristotle's) Ethnics
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Book I (1-244): THE GOOD FOR MAN 1. Happiness (43-223)
Introduction: purpose, method and qualifications of the student 2. According to the opinion of others (43-102)
of this science (1-42) 2. According to his own opinion (103-223)
1. The virtues (224-1952) Book VI (1109-1291): INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES
2. Prenotes (114-244) 3. Intellectual (1109-1291)
Book II (245-381): MORAL VIRTUE IN GENERAL 4. Prenotes (1109-1140)
2. The virtues themselves (245-1291) 4. The virtues themselves (1141-1291)
3. Moral (245-1108) 5. Exposition of the teaching (1141-1256)
Book III (382-648): THE VOLUNTARY, FORTITUDE 6. The principal virtues (1141-1216)
AND TEMPERANCE 7. Perfecting the understanding of conclusions (1141-1174)
4. In general (245-527) 8. Science (1141-1149)
4. Specifically (528-1108) 8. Art (1150-1160)
5. Those concerned with the passions (528-884) 8. Prudence (1161-1174)
6. Principal ones (528-648) 7. Perfecting the under standing of first principles (1175-
7. Fortitude (528-594) 1183)
7. Temperance (595-648) 8. Understanding (1175-1179)
Book IV (649-884): OTHER MORAL VIRTUES 8. Wisdom (1180-1183)
6. Secondary ones (649-884) 7. The more excellent virtue (1184-1216)
7. Which are virtues (649-866) 6. Virtues annexed to prudence (1217-1244)
8. Regarding external things (649-734) 7. In themselves (1217-1244)
9. Riches 8. Eubulia (1217-1234)
10. Liberality (649-706) 8. Synesis (1235-1242)
10. Magnificence (707-734) 8. Gnome (1243-1244)
9. Honors (535-799) 7. Relatively (1245-1256)
10. Magnanimity (735-791) 5. Solution of doubts (1257-1291)
10. An unnamed virtue (792-799) Book VII (1292-1537): CONTINENCE AND
9. Meekness (800-815) INCONTINENCE
8. Regarding human acts (816-866) 2. What follows and accompanies the virtues (1292-1952)
9. Serious actions (816-849) 3. Continence (1292-1537)
9. Humorous actions (850-866) 4. Continence and incontinence (1192-1468)
7. Which are passions–shamefacedness (867-884) 4. Pleasure and sadness (1469-1537)
Book V (885-1108): JUSTICE Book VIII (1538-1756): FRIENDSHIP
5. Those concerned with external operations i.e., justice (885- 3. Friendship (1538-1952)
1108) 4. Its nature (1538-1561)
6. Properly (885-1090) 4. Its kinds (1562-1756)
7. Justice (885-1077) Book IX (1757-1952): PROPERTIES OF FRIENDSHIP
8. Legal justice (885-926) 4. Its properties (1757-1952)
8. Partic. justice (927-1077) Book X (1953-2180): PLEASURE. HAPPINESS
9. Absolutely (927-999) 1. The end of virtue (1953-2180)
9. Relatively (1000-1077) 2. In regard to man in himself (1953-2136)
7. Epikeia (1078-1090) 3. Pleasure (1933-2136)
8. Its object (1078-1088) 3. Happiness (2065-2136)
8. Its subject (1089) 4. In itself (2065-2123)
8. Its habit (1090) 4. Relative to externals (1226-2136)
6. Metaphorically (1091-1108) 2. In regard to the whole state: treatment of positive law
(2137-2180)
