Virtue and Happiness - Essays in Honour of Julia Annas

Zusatztext This Festschrift for Julia Annas, who has been presenting so many brilliant ideas to so many people over so many years, is a much-deserved homage to an influential and inspiring scholar. Klappentext This special volume of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy presents sixteen specially written essays on virtue and happiness, and the treatment of these topics by thinkers from the fifth century BC to the third century AD. It is published in honour of Julia Annas-one of the leading scholars in the field. "This Festschrift for Julia Annas, who has been presenting so many brilliant ideas to so many people over so many years, is a much-deserved homage to an influential and inspiring scholar."--Marco Zingano, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Zusammenfassung Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books. OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback. 'The serial Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP) is fairly regarded as the leading venue for publication in ancient philosophy. It is where one looks to find the state-of-the-art. That the serial, which presents itself more as an anthology than as a journal, has traditionally allowed space for lengthier studies, has tended only to add to its prestige; it is as if OSAP thus declares that, since it allows as much space as the merits of the subject require, it can be more entirely devoted to the best and most serious scholarship.' Michael Pakaluk, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewThis special volume of Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy presents sixteen specially written essays on virtue and happiness, and the treatment of these topics by thinkers from the fifth century BC to the third century AD. It is published in honour of Julia Annas (University of Arizona)--one of the leading scholars in the field....

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• Authors: Rachana (EDT) Kamteka
• Assisted by: Rachana Kamteka (Editor), Rachana Kamtekar (Editor), Rachana (University of Arizona) Kamtekar (Editor), Kamtekar Rachana (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.09.2012
• EAN: 9780199646043
• ISBN: 978-0-19-964604-3
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy; Oxford Studies in Ancient Phil; Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy; Oxford Studies in Ancient Phil
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Ethik und Moralphilosophie, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500