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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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
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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. |
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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.) |