The Good Life and the Human Good - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0521437598 ISBN 13: 9780521437592

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1992

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What is the good life? This question captured the attention of ancient philosophers and it remains with us today, because it compels us to consider what it is to be human. To inquire about the good life is to ask, not about the proper conduct in one specific situation, but about the proper course of an entire life. It is to ask what we ought to make of ourselves as moral beings, what standards we ought to follow, and what goals we ought to aspire to.

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What is the good life? This question captured the attention of ancient philosophers and it remains with us today, because it compels us to consider what it is to be human. To inquire about the good life is to ask, not about the proper conduct in one specific situation, but about the proper course of an entire life. It is to ask what we ought to make of ourselves as moral beings, what standards we ought to follow, and what goals we ought to aspire to. But does it make sense to talk about the good life or the human good, or are there many human goods and many ways of living a good life? If there are many goods, then ow are they related, and how are we to determine whether one good outweighs another? Does living one's own life well leave room for concern for the well-being of others? Are there other non-moral concerns that may sometimes take precedence over living a good life? These are a few of the questions that will be addressed by the essays in this issue.

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• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0521437598
• ISBN 13: 9780521437592
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 229
• Herausgeber: Paul Ellen Frankel, Miller Jr Fred D., Paul Jeffrey