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The Fragility of Goodness

Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy

Martha C. Nussbaum (University of Chicago)

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English
Cambridge University Press
14 May 2002
"This book is a study of ancient views about ""moral luck."" It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents of a well-lived life are vulnerable to factors outside a person's control, and asks how this affects our appraisal of persons and their lives.

The Greeks made a profound contribution to these questions, yet neither the problems nor the Greek views of them have received the attention they deserve.

This updated edition contains a new preface."

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Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 161mm,  Spine: 41mm
Weight:   938g
ISBN:   9780521791267
ISBN 10:   052179126X
Pages:   592
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy

[Nussbaum's] book still has much to offer. BMCR This is an immensely rich and stimulating book. This is partly because the author combines to a rare degree qualities not often found together: a scholar's understanding of the text with rigour of argument, and these together with an imaginative grasp of moral questions. But it is also because she has chosen to write a very ambitious book, to grapple with some fundamental, perennial issues...It should change the tenor of debate in more than one field. Charles Taylor, Canadian Journal of Philosophy Over fifteen years since its first appearance, this work is still of interest to literary critics, philosophers and intellectual historians alike. Patrick O'Sullivan, University of Cantebury, Christchurch, NZ


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