Iakovos Vasiliou

Gebundenes Buch

Varieties of Happiness

Eudaimonism and Greek Ethical Theory

Beschreibung

Almost all ancient Greek ethical theories are taken to be eudaimonist because of the central role of eudaimonia (happiness) within them. Varieties of Happiness critically examines eudaimonism and challenges the widespread belief among scholars that Greek ethics is this distinct type of ethical theory. Vasiliou provides detailed interpretations of ancient texts on happiness and virtue from Plato's Socratic dialogues The Republic and Symposium, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Epicurus, and the early Stoics.

Autor

Iakovos Vasiliou is Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. He is the editor of Moral Motivation and the author of Aiming at Virtue in Plato, as well as numerous articles on ancient Greek philosophy. He has previously taught at Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Georgia State University, and Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 167mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780197645062
• ISBN-10: 0197645062
• Artikelnr.: 67781424