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A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues

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"Much of the history of philosophy is the history of ethics. From Plato to Satre, the great philosophers have returned to the central ethical questions of how we are to live good lives; how is it appropiate and virtuous for us to behave, both to ourselves and to other? n addressing these questions, Andre Comte Sponville returns to the mainstream of much of the Western philosophical traditon with an utterly original exploration of the timeless human virtues. 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, André Comte-Sponville

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2003
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Titolo
A Short Treatise on the Great Virtues
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
Vintage
Pubblicato
2003
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
368
ISBN10
0099437988
ISBN13
9780099437987
Serie
Prima pubblicazione
1995
Titolo originale
Petit traité des grandes vertus
Valutazione
3,85 su 5
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"Much of the history of philosophy is the history of ethics. From Plato to Satre, the great philosophers have returned to the central ethical questions of how we are to live good lives; how is it appropiate and virtuous for us to behave, both to ourselves and to other? n addressing these questions, Andre Comte Sponville returns to the mainstream of much of the Western philosophical traditon with an utterly original exploration of the timeless human virtues. 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."