Stoic pragmatism [[electronic resource] /] / John Lachs
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| Autore: |
Lachs John
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| Titolo: |
Stoic pragmatism [[electronic resource] /] / John Lachs
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| Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 144.3 |
| 171.2 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethics |
| Stoics | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | What can philosophy do to make life better? -- Stoic pragmatism -- Infinite obligations -- An ontology for stoic pragmatism -- Epilogue: the personal value and social usefulness of philosophy. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | John Lachs, one of American philosophy's most distinguished interpreters, turns to William James, Josiah Royce, Charles S. Peirce, John Dewey, and George Santayana to elaborate stoic pragmatism, or a way to live life within reasonable limits. Stoic pragmatism makes sense of our moral obligations in a world driven by perfectionist human ambition and unreachable standards of achievement. Lachs proposes a corrective to pragmatist amelioration and stoic acquiescence by being satisfied with what is good enough. This personal, yet modest, philosophy offers penetrating insights into the American w |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Stoic pragmatism |
| ISBN: | 1-280-59648-1 |
| 0-253-00721-6 | |
| 9786613626318 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779286403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
American philosophy.