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Virtue : essays in ancient philosophy / Kevin K.J. Durand.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Durand, Kevin K. J. (Kevin Karl Jones), 1967-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Virtues.
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dallas : University Press of America, 2004.
- Summary:
- Virtue is an examination of central topics in ancient Greek explorations of virtue, particularly the elusive notion of Sophrosune, alternatively translated as moderation or temperance. The book investigates central works of Plato and Aristotle to develop an understanding of the role this virtue plays in the broader ethical commitments of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Socrates
- Law and Justice in the Crito 3
- Know Thyself: Self-Knowledge and Sophrosune 15
- All this Over An "s": The Unity of Virtue(s) 33
- Chapter 2 Plato
- The Search for Justice in the Republic 49
- The Divided Line 59
- Variations on a Theme: The Art of Rhetoric and Self-Knowledge in the Phaedrus 71
- Chapter 3 Aristotle
- What is Really Real? 81
- The Foundations of Ethics 95
- Aristotle: Misogynist or Silly? 109
- A Virtue of Feminism or Rehabilitating Aristotle 115.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0761827102
- OCLC:
- 56125143
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