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Plato's moral psychology : intellectualism, the divided soul, and the desire for good /

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Rachana Kamtekar offers a new understanding of Plato's account of the soul and its impact on our living well or badly, virtuously or viciously. She argues that throughout the dialogues Plato maintains that human beings have a natural desire for our own good, and that actions and conditions cont...

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Main Author: Kamtekar, Rachana, 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Plato > Ethics.
Plato
Ethics.
Psychology and philosophy.
Ethics
Morale.
Psychologie et philosophie.
ethics (philosophy)
Psychology and philosophy
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Rachana Kamtekar offers a new understanding of Plato's account of the soul and its impact on our living well or badly, virtuously or viciously. She argues that throughout the dialogues Plato maintains that human beings have a natural desire for our own good, and that actions and conditions contrary to this desire are involuntary.
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191850455
0191850454