Disguised Vices: Theories of Virtue in Early Modern French Thought
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199589372
ISBN13:9780199589371
Release Date:November 2011
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:432 Pages
Weight:1.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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