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Schollmeier, Paul.

Human goodness : pragmatic variations on platonic themes / Paul Schollmeier. - New York ; Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index.

An apology -- The method in question -- Human happiness -- Moral freedoms -- Moral imperatives -- A question of cosmology -- Human virtue -- A symposium.

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.

ISBN: 0511250142 (electronic bk.) 9780511250149 (electronic bk.) 9780511250651 (electronic bk.) 0511250657 (electronic bk.) 051124908X 9780511249082 0511249632 9780511249631 (Cloth) 9780521863841 (hardback) 0521863848

Standard Tech. Report. No.: MYILIB_CUp

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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA666607 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013522463 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Happiness.
Virtue.
Happiness
Bonheur.
Vertus.
PHILOSOPHY--Social.
PHILOSOPHY--Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Happiness.
Virtue.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: B187.H3 / S36 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 170