Disguised vices : theories of virtue in early modern French thought /
The notions of virtue and vice are essential components of the Western ethical tradition. But in early modern France they were called into question, as writers, most famously La Rochefoucauld, argued that what appears as virtue is in fact disguised vice: people carry out praiseworthy deeds because t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The notions of virtue and vice are essential components of the Western ethical tradition. But in early modern France they were called into question, as writers, most famously La Rochefoucauld, argued that what appears as virtue is in fact disguised vice: people carry out praiseworthy deeds because they stand to gain in some way; they deserve no credit for their behaviour because they have no control over it; they are governed by feelings and motives of which they may not be aware. Disguised Vices analyses the underlying logic of these arguments, and investigates what is at stake in them. It tra. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 409 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191618185 0191618187 9780191728808 0191728802 |