{"product_id":"the-fragility-of-goodness-luck-and-ethics-in-greek-tragedy-and-philosophy-hardback-9780521791267","title":"The Fragility of Goodness; Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy (Hardback) 9780521791267","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Fragility of Goodness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLuck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book, first published in 2001, is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartha C. Nussbaum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521791267, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 January 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e592 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.1 x 4.1 cm, 0.938 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Over fifteen years since its first appearance, this work is still of interest to literary critics, philosophers and intellectual historians alike.\"   Patrick O'Sullivan, University of Cantebury, Christchurch, NZ\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a study of ancient 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 thought and addresses major issues in contemporary ethical theory. One of its most original aspects is its interrelated treatment of both literary and philosophical texts. The Fragility of Goodness has proven to be important reading for philosophers and classicists, and its non-technical style makes it accessible to any educated person interested in the difficult problems it tackles. This edition, first published in 2001, features a preface by Martha Nussbaum.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Luck and ethics\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Tragedy: Fragility and Ambition: 2. Aeschylus and practical conflict\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sophocles' Antigone: conflict, vision, and simplification\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Plato: Goodness without Fragility: 4. The Protagoras: a science of practical reasoning\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 1. Plato's anti-tragic theater\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Republic: true value and the standpoint of perfection\u003cbr\u003e 6. The speech of Alcibiades: a reading of the Symposium\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'This story isn't true': madness, reason, and recantation in the Phaedrus\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Aristotle: The Fragility of the Good Human Life: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 8. Saving Aristotle's appearances\u003cbr\u003e 9. Rational animals and the explanation of action\u003cbr\u003e 10. Non-scientific deliberation\u003cbr\u003e 11. The vulnerability of the Good Human Life: activity and disaster\u003cbr\u003e 12. The vulnerability of the Good Human Life: relational goods\u003cbr\u003e Appendix to Part III\u003cbr\u003e Interlude 2. Luck and the tragic emotions\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e 13. The betrayal of convention: a reading of Euripedes' Hecuba.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of Western philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of Western philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20Western%20philosophy%20%5BHPC%5D%22\"\u003eHPC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005813707032,"sku":"9780521791267","price":129.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521791267i_0d18492f-aea3-4664-9c4f-c9968bcdc567.jpg?v=1691368071","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-fragility-of-goodness-luck-and-ethics-in-greek-tragedy-and-philosophy-hardback-9780521791267","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}