The virtue of Aristotle's ethics / Paula Gottlieb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gottlieb, Paula, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle.

Aristotle. Nicomachean ethics.

Ethics.

Virtue.

Virtues.

Character.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While Aristotle's account of the happy life continues to receive attention, many of his claims about virtue of character seem so puzzling that modern philosophers have often discarded them, or have reworked them to fit more familiar theories that do not make virtue of character central. In this book, Paula Gottlieb takes a fresh look at Aristotle's claims, particularly the much-maligned doctrine of the mean. She shows how they form a thought-provoking ethic of virtue, one that deserves to be developed and refined. The first part of the book addresses the nature of virtue and the virtues, illuminated by the doctrine of the mean. Building on the conclusions of this analysis, the second part explains the mentality of the good person and the type of society that will allow such a person to flourish.

Contents:

Virtue in the mean

Nameless virtues

The non-remedial nature of the virtues

Listing the virtues

Uniting the virtues

Moral dilemmas

Fine motivation

The practical syllogism

What the good person has to know

A polis for Aristotle's virtues.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-235) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19377-X

1-282-15568-7

9786612155680

0-511-58152-1

0-511-54088-4

0-511-53919-3

0-511-54054-X

0-511-53836-7

0-511-54003-5

OCLC:

609840597