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Pagan virtue : an essay in ethics / John Casey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casey, John (John Peter Anthony), 1939- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cardinal virtues.
- Ethics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 242 pages)
- Other Title:
- Essay in ethics
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1990.
- Summary:
- This treatise argues that the classical virtues of courage temperance, practical wisdom and justice, which are largely ignored in modern moral philosophy, define the good of man. The author suggests that the values of success, pride and worldliness remain an important aspect of moral thinking.
- Contents:
- 1. Persons
- 2. Courage
- 3. Temperance
- 4. Practical wisdom
- 5. Justice
- 6. Pagan virtues?
- 7. Postcript: Homer, Shakespeare, and the conflict of values.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version
- ISBN:
- 0-19-168006-0
- 0-19-824003-1
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