In search of the good life :: a pedagogy for troubled times /

To whom should we look for moral guidance during times of global violence, scarcity, and corruption? For two millennia, Aristotle's writings have taught that the ethically "good life" is the highest purpose of human existence. In In Search of the Good Life, renowned philosopher Fred D...

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1. Verfasser: Dallmayr, Fred R. (Fred Reinhard), 1928- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007.
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Zusammenfassung:To whom should we look for moral guidance during times of global violence, scarcity, and corruption? For two millennia, Aristotle's writings have taught that the ethically "good life" is the highest purpose of human existence. In In Search of the Good Life, renowned philosopher Fred Dallmayr traces the development of this notion, illuminating the connections between Greek philosophy, Judeo-Christian tradition, Eastern religions, and postindustrial social criticism. Dallmayr searches the writings of Bonaventure, Nicolaus of Cusa, Leibniz, Montesquieu, and others, for models of the good life
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 320 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-310) and index.
ISBN:9780813172682
0813172683
9780813138589
0813138582

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