Talbot Brewer offers a new approach to ethical theory, founded on a far-reaching reconsideration of the nature and sources of human agency. He argues that ethical reflection is itself a centrally important life activity, and philosophical ethics is an extension of this practical activity rather than just a theoretical reflection upon it. INDICE: Introduction; 1: Contesting the World-Making Prejudice; 2: Fragmented Activities, Fragmented Lives; 3: Fluency in Practical Thinking; 4: Savoring Time: Pleasure and Unreserved Activity; 5: The Primacy of Good; 6: Against Modern Dualism about the Good; 7: Virtues and Other Selves; 8: The Virtues in Theory and Practice
- ISBN: 978-0-19-969222-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés