{"product_id":"modernizing-aristotles-ethics-roger-e-bissell-9781804411629","title":"Modernizing Aristotle's Ethics: Toward a New Art and Science of Self-Actualization","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver 2,300 years ago, the Ancient Greeks gave us philosophy-the love of wisdom. From Socrates and Epicurus to Plato and Aristotle, they grappled with the big questions-who are we? Why are we here? What is a good life? How should we lead our life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater, the natural sciences split away from philosophy, and then the humanities did as well, and fragmented into separate disciplines, all of which tell us something about human nature-the universal, the culture-specific, and the individuated. This ongoing process was also forwarded by supporters of Aristotle's worldview, most notably, Thomas Aquinas and Ayn Rand, and we see much value in their neo-Aristotelian philosophies, too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the light of all that that the new sciences and more recent philosophers tell us about human nature and ethics, is there a case for modernizing Aristotle (and thinkers like Aquinas and Rand, as well), as against starting afresh? We think so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theme of this book is to arrive at a highly practical, \"neo-Aristotelian\" framework to facilitate creating a meaningful life and self-actualization (and thereby flourishing and happiness) by linking ethics (as an \"ought\") with the empirical sciences (that provide the \"is\"). A modernized ethic can be created using current scientific knowledge, and is also made easier in application, by specifying the psychological nature of the human (the \u003cem\u003einternal\u003c\/em\u003e, or the ontology of the modern human), and delineating that which is universal, from that which can be individualized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger E. Bissell, Vinay Kolhatkar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804411620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804411629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ethics International Press, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Roger E. Bissell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598764470527,"sku":"9781804411629","price":118.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6641eb52-a7d3-487e-a728-68b62c5430bb.jpg?v=1702384301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/modernizing-aristotles-ethics-roger-e-bissell-9781804411629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}