Aiming at virtue in plato
Auteur :
Vasiliou, Iakovos
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521862967
Date de publication :
6 nov. 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,8 x 2,8 cm
Poids :
660 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study argues that there is a prominent distinction in Plato between the idea of virtue as the supreme aim of one's action, and the determination of which action is virtuous. Appreciating this distinction leads to an alternative understanding of Socratic and Platonic ethics.