Virtue and Knowledge: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Ethics Contributor(s): Prior, William J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138697397 ISBN-13: 9781138697393 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
Dewey: 170.938 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Ancient Philosophy |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.80 lbs) 254 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |