Plato on Moral Expertise

Informationen zum Autor Rod Jenks teaches philosophy at the University of Portland. Klappentext In several of his dialogues, Plato suggests the possibility of moral expertise. Jenks takes up the question of moral expertise as it is addressed in Laches, Charmides, Republic, and Theaetetus and shows that, while Plato does believe that expertise is possible, the expert he countenances is internal to us all. Zusammenfassung In several of his dialogues! Plato suggests the possibility of moral expertise. Jenks takes up the question of moral expertise as it is addressed in Laches! Charmides! Republic! and Theaetetus and shows that! while Plato does believe that expertise is possible! the expert he countenances is internal to us all. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Part 2 Foreword Part 3 I. Moral Expertise in the Laches Part 4 II. Expertise in the Charmides Part 5 III. Expertise in Republic ? Part 6 IV. The Most Formidable Question Part 7 Conclusion Part 8 Afterword on the Laws

Product details

• Authors: Rod Jenks, Jenks Rod
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2008
• EAN: 9780739125274
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2527-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, ancient philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500