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A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues

Andre Comte-Sponville Catherine Temerson

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English
Owl Books,U.S.
01 September 2002
An incisive reassessment of eighteen classic human virtues--including mercy, justice, fidelity, courage, compassion, humility, and simplicity--draws on the timeless wisdom of philosophers ranging from Aristotle to Simone Weil to explain how such virtues can be applied in modern life. Reprint. 12,500
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Imprint:   Owl Books,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   340g
ISBN:   9780805045567
ISBN 10:   0805045562
Pages:   368
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Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

André Comte-Sponville is a professor at the Sorbonne and the author of five highly acclaimed books on classical philosophy. A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues was a bestseller in France and has been translated into nineteen languages.

Reviews for A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues

-Anthony Gottlieb, The New York Times Book Review -Charles Larmore, The New Republic One could hardly ask for a better book . . . than this masterpiece of nuanced wisdom . . . You'll find enough here to fill every day of your life. -Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Direct and clear . . . This is no ordinary work of philosophy. A magnificent achievement, a volume full of understanding and imagination from which no reader can fail to profit. One could hardly ask for a better book . . . than this masterpiece of nuanced wisdom . . . You'll find enough here to fill every day of your life. --Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Direct and clear . . . This is no ordinary work of philosophy. --Anthony Gottlieb, The New York Times Book Review A magnificent achievement, a volume full of understanding and imagination from which no reader can fail to profit. --Charles Larmore, The New Republic One could hardly ask for a better book . . . than this masterpiece of nuanced wisdom . . . You'll find enough here to fill every day of your life. Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Direct and clear . . . This is no ordinary work of philosophy. Anthony Gottlieb, The New York Times Book Review A magnificent achievement, a volume full of understanding and imagination from which no reader can fail to profit. Charles Larmore, The New Republic One could hardly ask for a better book . . . than this masterpiece of nuanced wisdom . . . You'll find enough here to fill every day of your life. -Carlin Romano, The Philadelphia Inquirer Direct and clear . . . This is no ordinary work of philosophy. -Anthony Gottlieb, The New York Times Book Review A magnificent achievement, a volume full of understanding and imagination from which no reader can fail to profit. -Charles Larmore, The New Republic


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