John Kekes examines the indispensable role enjoyment plays in a good life. The key to it is developing a style of life that combines an attitude and a manner of living and acting that jointly express one's deepest concerns. Kekes reorients moral thought toward a reasonable but pluralistic reflection on what wecan do to make our lives better. INDICE: Part One: Introduction; 1: A Grace to be Cultivated; Part Two: Styles of Life; 2: Pursuing Our Own Good; 3: Personal Evaluation; 4: The Importance of Manner; Part Three: The Evaluation of Styles of Live; 5: A Great and Rare Art; 6: Three-Dimensional Morality; 7: The Uses of Reason in Morality; Part Four: Some Particular Styles of Life; 8: A Most Perfect Gentleman; 9: A Morbid Romantic; 10: An Enemy of Happiness; 11: A Wise and Virtuous Man; 12: A Certain Gaiety of Heart; 13: The Rightful Enjoyment of Our Being; Part Five: Conclusion; 14: The Felicity We Make or Find; Notes; Work Cited; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959249-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés