Pagan Virtue: An Essay In Ethics - 9780198249580

In his essay, the author argues that the classical virtues of courage, temperance, practical wisdom and justice centrally define the good for mankind, and that they are insufficiently acknowledged in modern moral philosophy. His sources include Aristotle, Shakespeare, Hume and Sartre.

• | By (Author): John (University Lecturer in English, University of Cambridge, and Fellow, University Lecturer in English, University of Cambridge, and Fellow, Gonville and Caius College) Casey
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• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: May 10, 1990
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 254 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780198249580