The fragility of goodness
Luck and ethics in Greek tragedy and philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6550838 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martha C Nussbaum, Martha Nussbaum |
| Year | 2001 |
| Pages | 544 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Reviewed by | The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy, Michael Gagarin, 1987 |
| Venue | The fragility of goodness (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511817915 |
| OpenAlex | W2026320825 |
| ISBN | 9780521794725, 9780511817915 |
| Open Library | OL6794129M, OL34557920M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 666 |
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
ancient Greek ethics · Aristotle · Ethics · Fortune in literature · good life · Greece · Greek drama (Tragedy · Greek tragedy · History and criticism · In literature · Moral Luck · Plato · Virtue ethics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · 170/.938 · ancient · Ancient greek drama - literary criticism · Ancient greek philosophy - general & miscellaneous · Bj192 .n87 2001 · Chance dans la litterature · Chance in literature · Ethics & moral philosophy - theoretical · Ethics in literature · Ethics, ancient · Ethics, Ancient, in literature · General & miscellaneous ancient literature - lite · Greek · Greek drama · Greek drama (Tragedy) · Greek drama, history and criticism · Greek Ethics · History · Influence · Literary criticism - general & miscellaneous · Morale · Morale ancienne · Morale ancienne dans la litterature · Philosophy · Philosophy & literature · Tragédie grecque · Tragedy
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| Highly cited | Yes |