Plato's Ethics

by Terence Irwin

Book Overview

This exceptional book examines and explains Plato's answer to the normative question, "How ought we to live?" It discusses Plato's conception of the virtues; his views about the connection between the virtues and happiness; and the account of reason, desire, and motivation that underlies his arguments about the virtues. Plato's answer to the epistemological question, "How can we know how we ought to live?" is also discussed. His views on knowledge,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195086457
• ISBN13: 9780195086454
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"