Ethics: The Art of Character Contributor(s): Beabout, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 1635570832 ISBN-13: 9781635570830 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Series: Wooden Books |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.7" W x 6.8" (0.40 lbs) 64 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An engaging, thought-provoking, illustrated analysis of the classical principles of ethics applied to everyday dilemmas. Ethics: The Art of Character is the quintessential little book of big ideas. It draws on the work of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato--and on the words of Dante, Spinoza, Kant, Martin Seligman, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Chuang Tzu. Ethicist Gregory Beabout describes Aristotle's lectures as aimed, not at the young, but at listeners experienced in life . . . with a desire to pursue the common good and in possession of a sense of what it is to live a beautiful, meaningful life. This wise little book contemplates the quest for courage, justice, temperance, wisdom, empathy, humility, and much more--timeless goals that also remain timely. A chapter on Ethics in Real Life invites the reader to explore two contemporary dilemmas and puzzle out the ethical choices when the situations present a clear choice whether or not to do something that appears wrong, in order to avert an apparently greater evil. Featuring chapters on medical ethics, workplace ethics, and environmental ethics, Ethics: The Art of Character distills the wisdom of the ages into a sixty-four-page, unforgettable life lesson. |