A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life
Autor Andre Compte-Sponville, Andre Comte-Sponville, Andr Comte-Sponvilleen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2002
In this graceful, incisive book, writer-philosopher André Comte-Sponville reexamines the classical virtues to help us understand "what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live." In the process, he gives us an entirely new perspective on the value, relevance, and charm of the Western ethical tradition. Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Rilke, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Rawls, among others, Comte-Sponville elaborates on the qualities that constitute the essence and excellence of humankind. Starting with politeness-almost a virtue-and ending with love-which transcends all morality-A Small Treatise takes us on a tour of the eighteen essential virtues: fidelity, prudence, temperance, courage, justice, generosity, compassion, mercy, gratitude, humility, simplicity, tolerance, purity, gentleness, good faith, and even, surprisingly, humor.
Sophisticated, lucid, and full of wit, this modestly titled yet immensely important work provides an indispensable guide to finding what is right and good in everyday life.
Sophisticated, lucid, and full of wit, this modestly titled yet immensely important work provides an indispensable guide to finding what is right and good in everyday life.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780805045567
ISBN-10: 0805045562
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:Owl Books.
Editura: Picador USA
ISBN-10: 0805045562
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 137 x 208 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:Owl Books.
Editura: Picador USA
Notă biografică
André Comte-Sponville is a professor at the Sorbonne and the author of five highly acclaimed books on classical philosophy. A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues was a bestseller in France and has been translated into nineteen languages.
Descriere
Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Rilke, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Rawls, among others, Comte-Sponville elaborates on the qualities that constitute the essence and excellence of humankind.