The therapy of desire : theory and practice in Hellenistic ethics
Nussbaum, Martha Craven, 1947-1994
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This text argues that the Hellenistic schools have been unjustly neglected in recent philosophical accounts of what the classical "tradition" has to offer. By examining a number of texts, the author encourages the reader to reconsider philosophical argument as a technique used to improve life.
Main title:
The therapy of desire : theory and practice in Hellenistic ethics / Martha C. Nussbaum.
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Imprint:
Princeton, N.J. ; Chichester : Princeton University Press, c1994.
Collation:
xiv,558p.
Series title:
Martin classical lectures ; v.2.
ISBN:
9780691033426
Dewey class:
170.938
Language:
English
BRN:
26456
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