Virtue and Knowledge: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Ethics (Routledge Library Editions: Ancient Philosophy) - Hardcover

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Prior, William J.

 
9781138697379: Virtue and Knowledge: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Ethics (Routledge Library Editions: Ancient Philosophy)
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ISBN 10: 1138697370 ISBN 13: 9781138697379
Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Originally published in 1991, this book focuses on the concept of virtue, and in particular on the virtue of wisdom or knowledge, as it is found in the epic poems of Homer, some tragedies of Sophocles, selected writings of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers.

The key questions discussed are the nature of the virtues, their relation to each other, and the relation between the virtues and happiness or well-being. This book provides the background and interpretative framework to make classical works on Ethics, such as Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics, accessible to readers with no training in the classics.

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William J. Prior

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138697370
ISBN 13 
9781138697379
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
250

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