Russell, Daniel

Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life

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ISBN 13:: 9780199229796
author:: Russell, Daniel
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Clarendon Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2007
Pages:: 288
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm
Genre:: Ethics & moral philosophy
Condition:: New
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Plato's subtle and insightful analysis of pleasure is explored by Daniel Russell in this thought-provoking work. Russell examines how good things relate to happiness in Plato's ethics, revealing that for Plato, pleasure cannot determine happiness due to its lack of direction. In Plato's view, wisdom is a skill of living that determines happiness by directing one's life as a whole and bringing about goodness in all areas. This skill involves shaping attitudes, emotions, and desires, including those related to pleasure. Russell shows how Plato treats pleasure not just as a sensation but also as an attitude with which we value its object. Russell offers a fresh perspective on the complex relationship between pleasure and happiness in Plato's philosophy, highlighting both the importance of virtue for happiness and the necessary role of pleasure within a virtuous character.

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