Human Goodness
Pragmatic Variations on Platonic Themes
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:13th Sep '12
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Human Goodness presents a pragmatic moral theory that revives the classical Greek concept of happiness.
Human Goodness presents an original, pragmatic moral theory that successfully revives and revitalizes the classical Greek concept of happiness. It includes in-depth discussions of our freedoms, our obligations, and our virtues, as well as adroit comparisons with the moral theories of Kant and Hume.Human Goodness presents an original, pragmatic moral theory that successfully revives and revitalizes the classical Greek concept of happiness. It also includes in-depth discussions of our freedoms, our obligations, and our virtues, as well as adroit comparisons with the moral theories of Kant and Hume. Paul Schollmeier explains that the Greeks define happiness as an activity that we may perform for its own sake. Obvious examples might include telling stories, making music, or dancing. He then demonstrates that we may use the pragmatic method to discover and to define innumerable activities of this kind. Schollmeier's demonstration rests on the modest assumption that our happiness takes not one ideal form, but many empirical forms.
"Schollmeier has...reminded us how infinitely fascinating and important the Platonic conception of happiness is." Alan Pichanick, St. John's College, Annapolis
ISBN: 9781107407275
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
Weight: 480g
322 pages