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A Small Treatise on Great Virtues: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life
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Hardcover
from Henry Holt & Co (August 1, 2001)
9780805045550 | details & prices | 352 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $27.50
About: An incisive reassessment of eighteen classic human virtues--including mercy, justice, fidelity, courage, compassion, humility, and simplicity--draws on the timeless wisdom of philosophers ranging from Aristotle to Simone Weil to explain how such virtues can be applied in modern life.
About: An incisive reassessment of eighteen classic human virtues--including mercy, justice, fidelity, courage, compassion, humility, and simplicity--draws on the timeless wisdom of philosophers ranging from Aristotle to Simone Weil to explain how such virtues can be applied in modern life.