In this Book
- Plato's Moral Realism: The Discovery of the Presuppositions of Ethics logic of desire: Aquinas on emotion
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
summary
Surveying many of Plato's dialogues from the early, middle, and late periods, prominent philosopher John M. Rist shows how Plato gradually came to realize the need for metaphysics to support his ethical position and that a rigorous ethics required a secure metaphysics grounded in universal values.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-11
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- 3. The Discovery of Separate Form
- pp. 43-65
- 4. Forms and Erotic Passion
- pp. 66-89
- 8. Gods, God, and Goodness
- pp. 213-241
- 9. Ethics and Metaphysics: Then and Now
- pp. 242-269
- Selected Bibliography
- pp. 279-281
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813219844
Related ISBN(s)
9780813219790, 9780813219806
MARC Record
OCLC
864828568
Pages
293
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2012