Platonic Ethics, Old and New by Julia Annas (English) Paperback Book

Description: Platonic Ethics, Old and New by Julia Annas Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Julia Annas here offers a fundamental reexamination of Platos ethical thought by investigating the Middle Platonist perspective, which emerged at the end of Platos own school, the Academy. Publisher Description Julia Annas here offers a fundamental reexamination of Platos ethical thought by investigating the Middle Platonist perspective, which emerged at the end of Platos own school, the Academy. She highlights the differences between ancient and modern assumptions about Platos ethics-and stresses the need to be more critical about our own. One of these modern assumptions is the notion that the dialogues record the development of Platos thought. Annas shows how the Middle Platonists, by contrast, viewed the dialogues as multiple presentations of a single Platonic ethical philosophy, differing in form and purpose but ultimately coherent. They also read Platos ethics as consistently defending the view that virtue is sufficient for happiness, and see it as converging in its main points with the ethics of the Stoics. Annas goes on to explore the Platonic idea that humankinds final end is "becoming like God"-an idea that is well known among the ancients but virtually ignored in modern interpretations.She also maintains that modern interpretations, beginning in the nineteenth century, have placed undue emphasis on the Republic, and have treated it too much as a political work, whereas the ancients rightly saw it as a continuation of Platos ethical writings. Author Biography Julia Annas is Regents Professor at the University of Arizona. Her books include Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind and The Morality of Happiness. She is the coeditor of New Perspectives on Plato, Modern and Ancient. Details ISBN 0801485177 ISBN-13 9780801485176 Title Platonic Ethics, Old and New Author Julia Annas Format Paperback Year 2000 Pages 208 Publisher Cornell University Press GE_Item_ID:161798906; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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