Action and Ethics in Aristotle and Hegel - Escaping the Malign Influence of Kant

Zusatztext 'Throwing light on significant elements of Hegel's ethics which have until recently been poorly understood! Pendlebury's book is a welcome addition to the literature on desire and agency. Not only students of Aristotle and Hegel but also anyone interested in these issues will find much that is valuable in the book.' Ethics Informationen zum Autor Dr Gary Pendlebury is Associate Lecturer of Philosophy for the Open University in the East Midlands! UK. Zusammenfassung In providing a critique of modern moral philosophy from this perspective, the authors line of enquiry lends much support to 'Vitrue Ethics' as exemplified in the work or Hursthouse and Stole while taking a more combative approach with those with whom he disputes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface; Introduction. Part One Hegel on Philosophy! Ethics and Will: Modern philosophy and ethics; Ethics and the individual: law! reason and freedom; Will! ethics and action. Part Two Aristotle and Hegel on the Conditions of Action: Reason and desire in character and action; Judgement! conscience and weakness of will; Agency! choice and self-sufficiency; Eudaimonia and action. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Pendlebury, Gary Pendlebury, Pendlebury Gary
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.12.2005
• EAN: 9780754636397
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-3639-7
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy; Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy