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Philosophy.

Authors :
Vázquez, Daniel
Source :
Greece & Rome. Oct2024, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p319-325. 7p.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Paul Woodruff, who sadly passed away last year (28 August 1943–23 September 2023), left us an extraordinary and timely gift in his book Living Toward Virtue , a masterpiece on practical ethics that engages with and goes beyond the Socratic philosophy found in Plato's dialogues. The book is a tour de force of scholarship, intellectual humility, and philosophical acuity. It offers a neo-Socratic approach to virtue ethics – often contrasting it with neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics – based on the Socratic idea of taking care of our souls, which entails relentless self-examination that maintains us aware of our cognitive limitations and could help us avoid moral injury. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00173835
Volume :
71
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Greece & Rome
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
180607040
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/S001738352400010X