Plato on pleasure and the good life /

Is pleasure inherent to Plato's conception of the goof life? Daniel Russell presents a detailed study of this fascinating topic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Russell, Daniel C.
Corporate Author:	Oxford University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:	Plato. Platon. Plato Pleasure. Conduct of life. Plaisir. Morale pratique. ethics (philosophical concept) PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy. Conduct of life Pleasure Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction : pleasure and the good life
Goodness and the good life : the Euthydemus
Pleasure, virtue, and happiness in the Gorgias
Pleasure as a conditional good in the Phaedo
Pleasure and moral psychology in Republic IV and IX
The Philebus, part 1 : virtue, value, and 'likeness to God'
The Philebus, part 2 : pleasure transformed, or how the necessity of pleasure for happiness is consistent with the sufficiency of virtue for happiness
Pleasure, value, and moral psychology in the Republic, Laws, and Timaeus
Epilogue : pleasure and happiness in Plato's Protagoras.