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The fragility of goodness : luck and ethics in Greek tragedy and philosophy / Martha C. Nussbaum.
LIBRA BJ192 .N87 1986
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethics--Greece.
- Ethics.
- Greece.
- Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.
- Greek drama (Tragedy).
- Chance in literature.
- Ethics in literature.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 544 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.
- Summary:
- This book is a study of ancient Greek views about 'moral luck'. It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control, and asks how this affects our appraisal of persons and their lives.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography: pages 512-525.
- ISBN:
- 0521257689
- 0521277027
- OCLC:
- 12080016
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