The guise of the good : a philosophical history

Author(s)

• Orsi, Francesco

Bibliographic Information

The guise of the good : a philosophical history

Francesco Orsi

（Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory）

Routledge, 2023

• : hbk

Note

Bibliography: p. [160]-171

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first book to trace the doctrine of the guise of the good throughout the history of Western philosophy. It offers a chronological narrative exploring how the doctrine was formulated, the arguments for and against it, and the broader role it played in the thought of different philosophers.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Socrates and Plato 3. Aristotle and the Stoics 4. The Canon in Christian Philosophy 5. The Canon Doubted and Reaffirmed (1300-1600) 6. Descartes and Spinoza: Revision and Rejection 7. Empiricism: The Guise of the Good between Desire and Pleasure 8. The Guise of the Good in Hume and Kant 9. After Kant, Before Anscombe 10. Epilogue. A Fresh Start List of Claims Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BD0617249X
• ISBN:
  • 9781032120171
• LCCN: 2022054222
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 177 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BJ1012
  • DC23 : 170
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ethics
  • LCSH : Conduct of life
  • LCSH : Philosophy
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA44995213