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The Fragility of Goodness

Paperback • 1986 • English

The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy

By Martha Craven Nussbaum

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About the book

This book is a study of ancient Greek views about 'moral luck'. It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control, and asks how this affects our appraisal of persons and their lives. The Greeks made a profound contribution to these questions, yet neither the problems nor the Greek views of them have received the attention they deserve. This book thus recovers a central dimension of Greek thou...Show more

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9780521277020

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

1986

Language

English

Original title

The Fragility of Goodness

Format

Paperback

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