The quality of life : Aristotle revised /

This work presents a philosophical theory about the constituents of human well-being. The principal idea is that what Aristotle calls 'external goods' - wealth, reputation, power - have at most an indirect bearing on the quality of our lives. Starting with Aristotle's thoughts about t...

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Aristotle revised
1. Verfasser:
Kraut, Richard
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
This work presents a philosophical theory about the constituents of human well-being. The principal idea is that what Aristotle calls 'external goods' - wealth, reputation, power - have at most an indirect bearing on the quality of our lives. Starting with Aristotle's thoughts about this topic, Kraut increasingly modifies (and occasionally rejects) that stance. He argues that the way in which we experience the world is what well-being consists in. A good internal life comprises, in part, pleasure but far more valuable is the quality of our emotional, intellectual, social, and perceptual experiences.
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 249 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-256396-3
0-19-186716-0
0-19-256395-5
Schlagworte:
Aristotle.
Aristotle > Influence.
Aristotle > Criticism and interpretation.
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