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Moral wisdom and good lives / John Kekes.

Moral wisdom and good lives / John Kekes.
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Name Kekes, John
Title Moral wisdom and good lives / John Kekes.
Published Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1995.
Description x, 237 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and index.
Contents Introduction: A First Approximation -- 1. A Eudaimonistic Conception of Good Lives -- 2. The Socratic Ideal and Its Problems -- 3. Permanent Adversities -- 4. Judgment and Control -- 5. Moral Imagination: The First Mode of Reflection -- 6. Self-Knowledge: The Second Mode of Reflection -- 7. Self-Knowledge: The Second Mode of Reflection (continued) -- 8. Moral Depth: The Third Mode of Reflection -- 9. The Ideal of Justice -- 10. Growing in Moral Wisdom.
Summary Kekes returns to the classical Greek sources of Western philosophy to argue for the contemporary significance of moral wisdom. He develops a proposal that is eudaimonistic - secular, anthropocentric, pluralistic, individualistic, and agonistic. He understands moral wisdom as focusing on the human effort to create many different forms of good lives. Although the approach is Aristotelian, the author concentrates on formulating and defending a contemporary moral ideal. The importance of this ideal, he shows, lies in increasing our ability to cope with life's adversities by improving our judgment.
In chapters on moral imagination, self-knowledge, and moral depth, Kekes calls attention to aspects of our inner life that have been neglected because of our cultural inattention to moral wisdom. In discussing these inner processes, he draws on the tragedies of Sophocles, which can inspire us with their enduring moral significance and help us to understand the importance of moral wisdom to living a good life.
Subjects Happiness
Wisdom -- Moral and ethical aspects
Virtues
Prudence
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