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OverviewAncient philosophers offer intriguing accounts of vice – virtue's bad twin. This Element considers injustice and lawlessness in Plato and Aristotle. Starting with Socrates' paradoxical claim that 'tyrants and orators do just about nothing they want to do' (Gorgias 466d-e), it examines discussions of moral ignorance and corruption of character in Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Aristotle's account of vice is indebted to Plato's. But his claims have confounded critics. Why is the vicious agent full of regrets when he acts in accordance with his wish? To what extent is vice a form of moral ignorance? Why will the unjust man never get what he wants? These and other questions yield new insights into ancient Greek ethics and moral psychology, as well as surprising perspectives on contemporary debates. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen Margrethe Nielsen (University of Oxford)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781009468039ISBN 10: 1009468030 Pages: 74 Publication Date: 18 January 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Desire and great power in the Gorgias; 2. The Tyrant's vice in the republic; 3. Vice and moral ignorance in the nicomachean ethics; References.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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