| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 177 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Continuum studies in ancient philosophy
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Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-174) and index. |
| Contents |
Some key concepts in ancient virtue ethics -- Obedience and persuading the laws in the Crito -- Promoting and preserving virtue in the Menexenus -- Virtue as mental health in the Gorgias and other dialogues -- Paternalism in the republic -- Statesman and equity -- The laws -- Towards virtue-promoting democratic institutions. |
| Summary |
Ancient philosophy is no longer an isolated discipline. Recent years have seen the development of a dialogue between ancient and contemporary philosophers writing on central issues in moral and political philosophy. The renewed interest in character and virtue as ethical concepts is one such issue, yet Plato's contribution has been largely neglected in contemporary virtue ethics. In Plato on Virtue and the Law, Sandrine Berges seeks to address this gap in the literature by exploring the contribution that virtue ethics make to the understanding of laws alongside the interesting and plausible i. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plato. Dialogues. Selections.
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Dialogues (Plato) |
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Plato. |
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Ethics.
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Ethics. |
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Virtue.
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Virtue. |
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Law.
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Law. |
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Electronic books.
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Law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Berges, Sandrine. Plato on virtue and the law. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009 9781847065926 (DLC) 2008035215 (OCoLC)244293187 |
| ISBN |
9781441117199 (electronic book) |
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1441117199 (electronic book) |
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9781441111500 (paperback) |
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1441111506 (paperback) |
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9781847065926 |
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1847065929 |
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