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Author: Lawrence Dewan
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 711
ISBN-13: 0823227960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title focuses on morals, how human beings should live their lives. The essays included treat the history of philosophy as a development that proceeds by deepening appreciation of basic questions rather than the constant replacement of one worldview by another.
Author: Lawrence Dewan
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 690
ISBN-13: 9780823248650
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title focuses on morals, how human beings should live their lives. The essays included treat the history of philosophy as a development that proceeds by deepening appreciation of basic questions rather than the constant replacement of one worldview by another.
Author: Sean McAleer
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Published: 2020-11-09
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1800640560
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt is an excellent book – highly intelligent, interesting and original. Expressing high philosophy in a readable form without trivialising it is a very difficult task and McAleer manages the task admirably. Plato is, yet again, intensely topical in the chaotic and confused world in which we are now living. Philip Allott, Professor Emeritus of International Public Law at Cambridge University This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato’s Republic, throwing light upon the text’s arguments and main themes, placing them in the wider context of the text’s structure. In its illumination of the philosophical ideas underpinning the work, it provides readers with an understanding and appreciation of the complexity and literary artistry of Plato’s Republic. McAleer not only unpacks the key overarching questions of the text – What is justice? And Is a just life happier than an unjust life? – but also highlights some fascinating, overlooked passages which contribute to our understanding of Plato’s philosophical thought. Plato’s 'Republic': An Introduction offers a rigorous and thought-provoking analysis of the text, helping readers navigate one of the world’s most influential works of philosophy and political theory. With its approachable tone and clear presentation, it constitutes a welcome contribution to the field, and will be an indispensable resource for philosophy students and teachers, as well as general readers new to, or returning to, the text.
Author: Noell Birondo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-02-17
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 131531424X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection sheds light on precisely how virtues and reasons are related to each other and what can be learned by exploring this relationship. The first section analyzes how the virtues may be related to, or linked with, normative reasons in ways that improve our understanding of what constitutes virtuous character and ethical agency. The second section explores the reasons moral agents have for cultivating the virtues of character and how the virtues impact moral responsiveness or development. The final section examines how reasons can be employed in understanding the nature of virtue, and how specific virtues, like modesty and practical wisdom, interact with reasons.
Author: Barry Schwartz
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2011-11-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 1594485437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA reasoned and urgent call to embrace and protect the essential human quality that has been drummed out of our lives: wisdom. In their provocative new book, Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe explore the insights essential to leading satisfying lives. Encouraging individuals to focus on their own personal intelligence and integrity rather than simply navigating the rules and incentives established by others, Practical Wisdom outlines how to identify and cultivate our own innate wisdom in our daily lives.
Author: Paula Gottlieb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-04-27
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 052176176X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text looks at Aristotle's claims, particularly the much-maligned doctrine of the mean.
Author: Mario De Caro
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-06-28
Total Pages: 175
ISBN-13: 1000406059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeaturing original essays from leading scholars in philosophy and psychology, this volume investigates and rethinks the role of practical wisdom in light of the most recent developments in virtue theory and moral, social and developmental psychology. The concept of phronesis has long held a prominent place in the development of Aristotelian virtue ethics and moral education. However, the nature and development of phronesis is still in need of investigation, especially because of the new insights that in recent years have come from both philosophy and science. The essays in this volume contribute to the debate about practical wisdom by elucidating its role in empirical psychology and advancing important new research questions. They address various topics related to practical wisdom and its development, including honesty, ecocentric phronesis, social cognitive theory, practical wisdom in limited-information contexts, Whole Trait Theory, skill models, the reciprocity of virtue, and challenges from situationism. Practical Wisdom will interest researchers and advanced students working in virtue ethics, moral psychology, and moral education.
Author: Sandrine Bergès
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2011-11-03
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1441133046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAncient philosophy is no longer an isolated discipline. Recent years have seen the development of a dialogue between ancient and contemporary philosophers writing on central issues in moral and political philosophy. The renewed interest in character and virtue as ethical concepts is one such issue, yet Plato's contribution has been largely neglected in contemporary virtue ethics. In Plato on Virtue and the Law, Sandrine Berges seeks to address this gap in the literature by exploring the contribution that virtue ethics make to the understanding of laws alongside the interesting and plausible insights into current philosophical concerns evident in Plato's dialogues. The book argues that a distinctive virtue theory of law is clearly presented in Plato's political dialogues. Through a new reading of the Crito, Menexenus, Gorgias, Republic, Statesman and Laws, Berges shows how Plato proposes several ways in which we can understand the law from the perspective of virtue ethics.
Author: Geoffrey C. Hazard (Jr.)
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781780681443
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book is about relationships between law and morality as it developed in the United States. It is a tour for the general reader and perhaps of interest to professional scholars"--Page [1].
Author: C. Farrelly
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2019-06-12
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1349600733
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is the first authoritative text on virtue jurisprudence - the belief that the final end of law is not to maximize preference satisfaction or protect certain rights and privileges, but to promote human flourishing. Scholars of law, philosophy and politics illustrate here the value of the virtue ethics tradition to modern legal theory.
