Aristotle on shame and learning to be good /

Marta Jimenez presents a novel interpretation of Aristotle's account of the role of shame in moral development. Despite shame's bad reputation as a potential obstacle to the development of moral autonomy, Jimenez argues that shame is for Aristotle the protovirtue of those learning to be go...

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Main Author: Jimenez, Marta (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford Aristotle studies.
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