The Virtues of Limits

by David McPherson

Human beings seek to transcend limits. This is part of our potential greatness, since it is how we can realize what is best in our humanity. However, the limit-transcending feature of human life is also part of our potential downfall, as it can lead to dehumanization and failure to attain important human goods and to prevent human evils. Exploring the place of limits within a well-lived human life this work develops and defends an original account...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192848534
• ISBN13: 9780192848536
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"