Contrary to Thoughtlessness Repb

Informationen zum Autor Monica Mueller (Ph.D. Binghamton University) is assistant professor of philosophy at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. She specializes in ethics and political philosophy. This is her first book. Klappentext This work examines thoughtlessness and seeks to illuminate the necessity and extent that reflection is involved in becoming practically wise within an Aristotelian virtue ethical framework. Derived from an Arendtian reading of Kantian aesthetic judgment, an account of thinking and judging is offered to supplement traditional accounts of practical wisdom. Zusammenfassung This work examines thoughtlessness and seeks to illuminate the necessity and extent that reflection is involved in becoming practically wise within an Aristotelian virtue ethical framework. Derived from an Arendtian reading of Kantian aesthetic judgment! an account of thinking and judging is offered to supplement traditional accounts of practical wisdom. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: ThoughtlessnessChapter 2: The Insufficiency of Calculative DeliberationChapter 3: Witnessing Exemplary ActionChapter 4: Rethinking Practical WisdomChapter 5: Being a Friend to Oneself; the Reflective Endorsement of Virtue

Product details

• Authors: Monica Mueller, Mueller Monica
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2015
• EAN: 9780739146163
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-4616-3
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Phenomenology and Existentialism