The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy

by Martha C. Nussbaum
The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy  
published January 15th 2001 by Cambridge University Press
binding Paperback
isbn 0521794722   (isbn13: 9780521794725)
pages 590
description This book is a study of ancient views about "moral luck." It examines the fundamental ethical problem that many of the valued constituents o...more
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03-05-07



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I've only read Ch. 8 - "Saving Aristotle's appearances,"but the book is worth checking out for that chapter alone. She does an excellent job of describing and justifying Aristotle's "ordinary language" method of philosophizing and distinguishing him from Wittgenstein.
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