#34: Are You Living the Wrong Life? Nicomachean Ethics Explained | C. D. C. Reeve

What does it mean to truly flourish as a human being? Over 2,300 years ago, Aristotle wrote the most compelling answer ever put to paper — the Nicomachean Ethics. In this episode of The Prometheans, we sit down with Professor C.D.C. Reeve (UNC Chapel Hill) — one of the world's foremost Aristotle scholars and the translator of the Nicomachean Ethics (Hackett, 2nd ed.) — to unpack Aristotle's vision of the good life: happiness, virtue, practical wisdom, and what it means to live well.From eudaimonia to phronēsis, from the golden mean to the contemplative life — we ask whether Aristotle's ancient framework still speaks to us today, across cultures, traditions, and faiths. Can a pagan philosopher from 4th-century Greece offer moral wisdom to Muslims, Jews, and Christians in the modern world?🔥 In this episode:What is eudaimonia — and why "happiness" doesn't quite capture itAristotle's doctrine of the virtuous meanPractical wisdom (phronēsis) and how to act rightly in the real worldThe contemplative life vs. the active life — which did Aristotle really prize?Can Aristotle's ethics speak to Muslim, Jewish, and Christian moral traditions?📚 Guest: Professor C.D.C. Reeve | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Translator, Nicomachean Ethics (Hackett, 2nd ed.)🎙️ Host: Ali Zaka (AZD) | The Prometheans