Monday, September 17, 2012

The Fragility of Goodness

Title: The Fragility of Goodness
Author: Martha C. Nussbaum
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780521794725

From the publisher:
This 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.

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