Disguised vices : theories of virtue in early modern French thought / Michael Moriarty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moriarty, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtue.

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy, French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The notions of virtue and vice are essential components of the Western ethical tradition. But in early modern France they were called into question, as writers, most famously La Rochefoucauld, argued that what appears as virtue is in fact disguised vice: people carry out praiseworthy deeds because they stand to gain in some way; they deserve no credit for their behaviour because they have no control over it; they are governed by feelings and motives of which they may not be aware.Disguised Vices analyses the underlying logic of these arguments, and investigates what is at stake in them. It tra

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Note on Translations and References; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Ancient Virtue; 3. Augustine on Pagan Virtue; 4. Aquinas on Pagan Virtue; 5. The Reformation; 6. Counter-Reformation Theologians; 7. Montaigne, Charron, Descartes; 8. The Inauthenticity of Pagan Virtue I: Jansenius; 9. Defending Virtue: Sirmond and La Mothe Le Vayer; 10. The Inauthenticity of Pagan Virtue II; 11. Pierre Nicole: The Psychology of the Virtues; 12. Reading La Rochefoucauld; 13. From Pagan Virtue to Human Virtue: Jacques Esprit; 14. La Rochefoucauld: The Reduction of the Virtues

15. La Rochefoucauld: Agents and Patients16. La Rochefoucauld: Problems of Interpretation; 17. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Jan. 20, 2012).

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ISBN:

1-283-35245-1

0-19-161818-7

9786613352453

OCLC:

762182276