Philosophy and the good life : reason and the passions in Greek, Cartesian, and psychoanalytic ethics /

"Can philosophy enable us to lead better lives through a systematic understanding of our human nature? John Cottingham's thought-provoking study examines the contrasting approaches to this problem found in three major phases of Western philosophy. Starting with attempts of Plato, Aristotle...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cottingham, John, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Temas:
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650 > Ethics.
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650
Ethics.
Conduct of life.
Reason.
Emotions > Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethics, Ancient.
Psychoanalysis and philosophy.
Psychoanalysis > Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethics
Morale.
Morale pratique.
Raison.
Morale ancienne.
Psychanalyse et philosophie.
Psychanalyse > Aspect moral.
ethics (philosophy)
reason.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Cartesianismus.
Ethik.
Lebensführung.
Leidenschaft.
Psychoanalyse.
Vernunft.
Ethiek.
Griechenland > Altertum.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on references
  • Introduction
  • 1. Philosophy and how to live
  • 2. Ratiocentric ethics
  • 3. The ethics of science and power
  • 4. Ethics and the challenge to reason
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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