The Morality of Happiness - Hardcover

Annas, Julia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019507999X ISBN 13: 9780195079999

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1993

Synopsis

To understand ancient ethics, we must examine the basic structure of ancient ethical theory. This treatise presents the results of a wide-ranging study of ancient ethical philosophy, and makes it accessible to anyone with an interest in ancient or modern ethical studies. Her examination of the basic concepts and arguments of ancient ethics corrects many widespread misconceptions, and shows that ancient ethical theories are theories of morality and its demands.

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Review:

this is an important book. Many of Annas's claims will provoke scholarly controversy for some time to come; in the meantime, the book will be a tremendous help to those who want to understand the development of ancient ethics as a whole. (Times Higher Educational Supplement)

From the Back Cover:

'A richly nuanced and exceptionally clear historical study... that will redefine current debates about 'virtue-ethics' and its differences from moral theory.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 019507999X
• ISBN 13: 9780195079999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512