Vice in Ancient Philosophy : Plato and Aristotle on Moral Ignorance and Corruption of Character
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Elements in Ancient Philosophy
ISBN-10
1009468030
ISBN-13
9781009468039
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 18th, 2024
Print length
74 Pages
Weight
262 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.10 x 1.10 cms
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This Element considers injustice and lawlessness in Plato and Aristotle. Starting with Socrates' paradoxical claim that 'tyrants and orators do just about nothing they want to do'. It yields new insights into ancient Greek ethics and moral psychology, as well as surprising perspectives on contemporary debates.
Ancient philosophers offer intriguing accounts of vice – virtue's bad twin. This Element considers injustice and lawlessness in Plato and Aristotle. Starting with Socrates' paradoxical claim that 'tyrants and orators do just about nothing they want to do' (Gorgias 466d-e), it examines discussions of moral ignorance and corruption of character in Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle's account of vice is indebted to Plato's. But his claims have confounded critics. Why is the vicious agent full of regrets when he acts in accordance with his wish? To what extent is vice a form of moral ignorance? Why will the unjust man never get what he wants? These and other questions yield new insights into ancient Greek ethics and moral psychology, as well as surprising perspectives on contemporary debates.
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