Goodness and Justice" argues that goodness was the most fundamental normative concept in the ethics of Plato and Aristotle, and illustrates how they used their functional and formal theories of good to build their theories of virtue, justice, and happiness. It also shows that they fought subjective theories of good as desire satisfaction and good as pleasure, in favor of what they thought was a more objective concept of good found in form and function.
The comparisons with the moderns illuminate the merits and limits of ancient and modern ethical theories and place them within a broad philosophical and historical context.
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Goodness and Justice" argues that goodness was the most fundamental normative concept in the ethics of Plato and Aristotle, and illustrates how they used their functional and formal theories of good to build their theories of virtue, justice, and happiness. It also shows that they fought subjective theories of good as desire satisfaction and good as pleasure, in favor of what they thought was a more objective concept of good found in form and function.
The comparisons with the moderns illuminate the merits and limits of ancient and modern ethical theories and place them within a broad philosophical and historical context.
Imprint | Blackwell Publishers |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | September 2001 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | October 2001 |
Authors | G Santas |
Dimensions | 237 x 160 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-631-17259-8 |
Barcode | 9780631172598 |
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LSN | 0-631-17259-9 |