The Fabric of Character: Aristotle's Theory of Virtue

Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press (1989)
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Highlighting the contemporary resurgence of interest in Aristotle's ethical theory, this text contributes to the debate by asserting that, in Aristotle's view, excellence of character is constituted both by the sentiments and by practical reason.

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1991

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B491.V57.S52 1989

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9780198239178   9780191598395   0198239173   0198244517

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10.1093/0198239173.001.0001
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Aristotle on learning to be good.Myles F. Burnyeat - 1980 - In Amélie Rorty (ed.), Essays on Aristotle’s Ethics. University of California Press. pp. 69--92.

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