The Virtue Ethics of Levi Gersonides

by Alexander Green

Book Overview

This book argues that Levi Gersonides articulates a unique model of virtue ethics among medieval Jewish thinkers. Gersonides is recognized by scholars as one of the most innovative Jewish philosophers of the medieval period. His first model of virtue is a response to the seemingly capricious forces of luck through training in endeavor, diligence, and cunning aimed at physical self-preservation. His second model of virtue is altruistic in nature. It...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331982192X
• ISBN13: 9783319821924
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"