The morality of everyday life : rediscovering an ancient alternative to the liberal tradition /

Offers an alternative to the enlightened liberalism espoused by thinkers as different as Kant, Mill, Rand and Rawls. Fleming advocated a return to premodern traditions, such as those in the texts of Aristotle, the Talmud, and the folk wisdom in ancient Greek literature, for a solution to ethical pre...

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Main Author: Fleming, Thomas, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2004.
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Summary:Offers an alternative to the enlightened liberalism espoused by thinkers as different as Kant, Mill, Rand and Rawls. Fleming advocated a return to premodern traditions, such as those in the texts of Aristotle, the Talmud, and the folk wisdom in ancient Greek literature, for a solution to ethical predicaments.
Physical Description:270 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-249) and index.
ISBN:0826215092 (alk. paper)
9780826215093 (alk. paper)
9780826217677 (pbk.)
0826217672 (pbk.)