The Foundations of Socratic Ethics
Published on 1. October 1994
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-87220-174-3 (ISBN)
Description
Gomez-Lobo argues that behind the facade of Socratic irony lies a strictly deductive system of ethics suspended from two axioms--one governing practical rationality and the other specifying the ingredients of the good life. In the Gorgias, the author contends, Plato tries to found Socratic ethics on a metaphysical principle about goodness in general, from which the axiom concerning the good life can be derived.
Reviews / Votes
. . . very well written, very well organized, very economical, very clear and to the point. . . . a very solid, honest, well-thought-out and carried-out job. --Michael Frede, Oxford UniversityMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-87220-174-3 (9780872201743)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Alfonso Gomez-Lobo