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Difficult virtues : an Aristotelian perspective / Howard J. Curzer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curzer, Howard J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aristotle.
- Virtues.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (259 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
- Biography/History:
- Howard J. Curzer is a President's Excellence in Research Professor at Texas Tech University. His publications include Aristotle and the Virtues (Oxford UP, 2012), Virtue Ethics for the Real World: Improving Character without Idealization (Routledge, 2023), and articles on ancient philosophy, contemporary virtue ethics, the Confucian tradition, moral development, research ethics, biomedical ethics, and the Hebrew Bible.
- Contents:
- Introducing the virtue of good timing and some surprising functions of practical reason
- Tolerance and open-mindedness joined at the hip
- An Aristotelian account of civility
- Tweaking open-mindedness
- The mirage of unconditional forgiveness
- Integrity uncluttered
- The will to power, the ambition of the powerless, and the web to the rescue
- The way of the creator detours through cyberspace to bypass the gatekeepers
- An Aristotelian architectonic : recapitulation, extrapolation, and wild speculation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 14, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Curzer, Howard J. Difficult virtues
- ISBN:
- 9781003402756
- 1003402755
- 9781003857655
- 1003857655
- 9781003857686
- 100385768X
- Publisher Number:
- 40032251487
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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