Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Western Philosophy. The Partially Examined Life | A Philosophy Podcast and Philosophy Blog. Philosophy Bro. Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle. Commentary: Quite a few comments have been posted about Nicomachean Ethics. Download: A text-only version is available for download. Nicomachean EthicsBy Aristotle Written 350 B.C.E Translated by W. D. Ross 1 Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.