Pagan Virtue - An Essay in Ethics (Hardcover)

The study of the virtues has largely dropped out of modern philosophy, yet it was the predominant tradition in ethics fom the ancient Greeks until Kant. Traditionally the study of the virtues was also the study of what constituted a successful and happy life. Drawing on such diverse sources as Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Shakespeare, Hume, Jane Austen, Hegel, Nietzsche, and Sartre, Casey here argues that the classical virtues of courage, temperance, practical wisdom, and justice centrally define the good for humans, and that they are insufficiently acknowledged in modern moral philosophy. He suggests that values of success, worldliness, and pride are active parts of our moral thinking, and that the conflict between these and our equally important Christian inheritance leads to tensions and contradictions in our understanding of the moral life.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 1990
First published:	May 1990
Authors:	John Casey (University Lecturer in English, University of Cambridge, and Fellow)
Dimensions:	224 x 146 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	254
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-824958-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-824958-6
Barcode:	9780198249580

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