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Aiming at Virtue in Plato

Autor Iakovos Vasiliou
en Limba Engleză Hardback – iul 2016
This study of Plato's ethics focuses on the concept of virtue. Based on detailed readings of the most prominent Platonic dialogues on virtue, it argues that there is a central yet previously unnoticed conceptual distinction in Plato between the idea of virtue as the supreme aim of one's actions and the determination of which action-tokens or -types are virtuous. Appreciating the 'aiming/determining distinction' provides detailed and mutually consistent readings of the most well-known Platonic dialogues on virtue as well as original interpretations of central Platonic questions. Unlike most examinations of Plato's ethics, this study does not take as its centrepiece the 'eudaimonist framework', which focuses on the relationship between virtue and happiness. Instead, it argues that the dialogues themselves begin with the idea of the supremacy of virtue, examine how that claim can be defended, and address how to determine what constitutes the virtuous action.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780521862967
ISBN-10: 0521862965
Pagini: 322
Dimensiuni: 157 x 235 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Introduction; 1. Socrates and the supremacy of virtue; 2. Determining virtue in the here and now; 3. The supremacy of virtue in the Gorgias; 4. Trying (and failing) to determine what virtue is; 5. Socrates and Thrasymachus: Republic I; 6. The benefits of injustice; 7. Early education and non-philosophers in the Republic; 8. Aiming at virtue and determining what it is; 9. Epilogue.

Recenzii

'Vasiliou has permanently changed my understanding of the Republic on this subject.' Polis
'… a fascinating book. It contains innovative and important insights into Plato's ethics … Aiming at Virtue in Plato is definitely worth reading for any serious philosophically oriented student of Plato. Vasiliou has an ambitious and somewhat controversial main theme, which he manages to keep in focus throughout while simultaneously engaging in many scholarly disputes with scrupulous attention to detail.' Arctos

Descriere

A study of Plato's ethics, focusing on the concept of virtue. Includes detailed readings of the most important texts.