The fragility of goodness
luck and ethics in Greek tragedy and philosophy
by Martha Nussbaum
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"This book is a study of ancient views about "moral luck." It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control and asks how this affects our appraisal of persons and their lives. The Greeks made a profound contribution to these questions, yet neither the problems nor the Greek views of the them have received the attention they deserve. This book thus recovers a central dimension of Greek thought and addresses major issues in contemporary ethical theory. One of its most original aspects is its interrelated treatment of both literary and philosophical texts." "The Fragility of Goodness has proven to be important reading for philosophers and classicists, and its nontechnical style makes it accessible to any educated person interested in the difficult problems it tackles."--Jacket.
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Ethics, Ethics in literature, Ethics, Ancient, in literature, Ethics, Greek, Fortune in literature, Greek Ethics, Greek drama (Tragedy), History, History and criticism, Chance in literature, Ethics, ancient, Philosophy, ancient, Greek drama, history and criticism, Tragedy, Morale, Histoire, Tragedie grecque, Histoire et critique, Chance dans la litterature, Morale ancienne dans la litterature, Morale ancienne, Literary criticism - general & miscellaneous, Ancient greek philosophy - general & miscellaneous, Ancient greek drama - literary criticism, Ethics & moral philosophy - theoretical, Philosophy & literature, General & miscellaneous ancient literature - lite, Ethics--history, Ethics--greece--history, Greek drama (tragedy)--history and criticism, Bj192 .n87 2001, 170/.938Places
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The fragility of goodness: luck and ethics in Greek tragedy and philosophy
2001, Cambridge University Press
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The fragility of goodness: luck and ethics in Greek tragedy and philosophy
1989, Cambridge University Press
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The fragility of goodness: luck and ethics in Greek tragedy and philosophy
1986, Cambridge University Press
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 512-525) and indexes.
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