The Ethics of 14th-Century French Philosopher Jean Buridan

FAIN: HB-281442-22

Joseph Stenberg
San Jose State University (San Jose, CA 95192-0001)

Preparation of an annotated translation of the first volume of Questions on the Ten Books of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics by medieval French philosopher John Buridan (c. 1300-c. 1360).

John Buridan (c.1300-c.1360) was an extraordinarily influential thinker. His massive Quaestiones super decem libros Ethicorum Aristotelis ad Nicomachum (QNE) or “Questions on the Ten Books of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics” was among his most influential works. Despite its outstanding historical importance and clear merits, Buridan’s Quaestiones is little studied today. The fundamental aim of my project is to make this fascinating and influential text far more accessible by producing a translation of the work with a variety of scholarly aids.