The Philosophy of A. W. H. Adkins [electronic resource] Virtue and Goodness in Ancient Greece.
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TextPublication details: Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2022Description: 1 online resource (325 p.)ISBN: 1527579433; 9781527579439Subject(s): Adkins, A. W. H. (Arthur W. H.) | Political ethics -- Greece | Social ethics -- GreeceGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks | Electronic books. DDC classification: 170.938 LOC classification: BJ161 | .B69 2022Online resources: EBSCOhost Summary: The fundamental issues that structure social and political philosophy revolve around the tensions between cooperative (ethical) values and competitive (self-interested) values. This book presents an in-depth examination of how society reacts to these as they move forward in the ancient Greek world. This model uses a methodology that is universal and can be applied to cultures at various historical epochs. The book advocates a ""bottom-up"" approach that employs a Wittgenstein-style methodology that is exactly detailed as it examines social usage as a sign of what is valued. These tensions are.
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The fundamental issues that structure social and political philosophy revolve around the tensions between cooperative (ethical) values and competitive (self-interested) values. This book presents an in-depth examination of how society reacts to these as they move forward in the ancient Greek world. This model uses a methodology that is universal and can be applied to cultures at various historical epochs. The book advocates a ""bottom-up"" approach that employs a Wittgenstein-style methodology that is exactly detailed as it examines social usage as a sign of what is valued. These tensions are.
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