A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues takes as its starting point eighteen human virtues - ranging from politeness, prudence and humour to compassion, tolerance and love - to help us understand 'what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live'. Comte-Sponville offers the reader both a thoughtful and accessible introduction to the history of Western ethics and an exploration of the ways in which the views and claims of the great philosophers can apply - and fail to apply - to our lives and our moral choices and decisions today.
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A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues takes as its starting point eighteen human virtues - ranging from politeness, prudence and humour to compassion, tolerance and love - to help us understand 'what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live'. Comte-Sponville offers the reader both a thoughtful and accessible introduction to the history of Western ethics and an exploration of the ways in which the views and claims of the great philosophers can apply - and fail to apply - to our lives and our moral choices and decisions today.
Imprint | Vintage |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | 2003 |
Authors | Andre Comte-Sponville |
Dimensions | 198 x 131 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 352 |
Edition | New edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-09-943798-7 |
Barcode | 9780099437987 |
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LSN | 0-09-943798-8 |