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Kekes returns to the classical Greek sources of Western philosophy to argue for the contemporary significance of moral wisdom. He develops a proposal that is eudaimonistic - secular, anthropocentric, pluralistic, individualistic, and agonistic. He understands moral wisdom as focusing on the human effort to create many different forms of good lives. Although the approach is Aristotelian, the author concentrates on formulating and defending a contemporary moral ideal. The importance of this ideal, he shows, lies in increasing our ability to cope with life's adversities by improving our judgment. In chapters on moral imagination, self-knowledge, and moral depth, Kekes calls attention to aspects of our inner life that have been neglected because of our cultural inattention to moral wisdom. In discussing these inner processes, he draws on the tragedies of Sophocles, which can inspire us with their enduring moral significance and help us to understand the importance of moral wisdom to living a good life.
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- Title Moral Wisdom and Good Lives
- Author John Kekes
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st New edition
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y.
- Date 1997-03-06
- ISBN 9780801482786 / 080148278X
- Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
- Dimensions 8.93 x 5.97 x 0.63 in (22.68 x 15.16 x 1.60 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96044864
- Dewey Decimal Code 171.3
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