| Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life Contributor(s): Russell, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199282846 ISBN-13: 9780199282845 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Daniel Russell develops a fresh and original view of pleasure and its pivotal role in Plato's treatment of value, happiness, and human psychology. This is the first full-length discussion of the topic for fifty years, and Russell shows its relevance to contemporary debates in moral philosophy and philosophical psychology. Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life will make fascinating reading for ancient specialists and for a wide range of philosophers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 171.409 |
| LCCN: 2005020561 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.27 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Daniel Russell develops a fresh and original view of pleasure and its pivotal role in Plato's treatment of value, happiness, and human psychology. This is the first full-length discussion of the topic for fifty years, and Russell shows its relevance to contemporary debates in moral philosophy and philosophical psychology. Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life will make fascinating reading for ancient specialists and for a wide range of philosophers. |