The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy
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First published by Cambridge University Press in 1986; the revised edition, published in 2001, contains a new preface.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.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Martha C. Nussbaum
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780521794725
- Release date
- 2001
