Aristotle on the Apparent Good: Perception, Phantasia, Thought, and Desire - Paperback
by Jessica Moss
$54.99
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Availability:In StockContributor:Jessica MossSeries:Oxford Aristotle StudiesPublish date:2014-09-30Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780198707943ISBN-10:198707940UPC:9780198707943Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, EpistemologyBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCD6QM3E95
Aristotle on the Apparent Good: Perception, Phantasia, Thought, and Desire
Aristotle holds that we desire things because they appear good to us--a view still dominant in philosophy now. But what is it for something to appear good? Why does pleasure in particular tend to appear good, as Aristotle holds? And how do appearances of goodness motivate desire and action? No sustained study of Aristotle has addressed these questions, or even recognized them as worth asking....
Series: Oxford Aristotle Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780198707943ISBN-10:198707940UPC:9780198707943Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & Surveys, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, EpistemologyBook Topic:Ancient & ClassicalSize:9.20 x 6.10 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCD6QM3E95
Jessica Moss, Balliol College, University of Oxford Jessica Moss studied for her PhD in philosophy at Princeton University and taught at the University of Pittsburgh, before coming to Oxford as a tutorial fellow in Ancient Philosophy at Balliol College. She specializes in the philosophy of Plato and Aristotle, with a particular focus on the relation between their ethical and psychological views....
Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.