| Durable Goods: Pleasure, Wealth and Power in the Virtuous Life Contributor(s): Klein, Sherwin (Editor), Petruzella, Gerol (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433116995 ISBN-13: 9781433116995 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $100.04 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 170.938 |
| LCCN: 2012049105 |
| Series: Studies in Theoretical and Applied Ethics |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 177 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ancient Greek philosophers generally accept the claim that εὐδαιμονία is within our power to achieve, regardless of circumstance. Conversely, external goods - physical health, education, social standing - are frequently present or absent due to circumstances beyond our control. Can eudaimonism explain how more than a privileged elite can attain εὐδαιμονία when so few enjoy the requisite external goods? A satisfactory account of the relation between external goods and well-being must accommodate both the insight that there is an essential connection between prosperity and the flourishing life and that there is a real sense in which εὐδαιμονία is a self-sufficient concept. The applied intellectualist interpretation of eudaimonism defended here accommodates important insights of several ancient Greek traditions: Aristotle's account of human nature, specifically the role of external goods as necessary preconditions for leading a human life; Socratic and Stoic analysis that external goods are necessary constituents of moral action; and Plato's commitment to a criterion for judging the compatibility of external prosperity with a life of εὐδαιμονία. This text provides a comprehensive linguistic and ethical analysis of key terms and arguments across several centuries of ancient Greek ethical thought on this fascinating topic, making it an excellent foundation for an upper-division undergraduate seminar in ancient Greek ethics, virtue ethics, or applied ethics. |
