Self-Interest: An Anthology of Philosophical Perspectives from Antiquity to the Present

by Kelly Rogers

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Self-Interest discusses the reconciliation of inevitable self-concern with its manifest potential for harm. This anthology brings together the efforts of twenty three renown philosophers to address the matter of how to bring about such a reconciliation. The drive for self-preservation, as observed by Aquinas, is the first law of nature. With this self-love, however, comes the threat of "the excessive love of self". Self-Interest brings into discussion...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415912520

ISBN13:9780415912525

Release Date:August 1997

Publisher:Routledge

Length:302 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Ethics Ethics & Morality History & Surveys Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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