{"product_id":"virtue-and-knowledge-william-j-prior-9781138697379","title":"Virtue and Knowledge: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1991, this book focuses on the concept of virtue, and in particular on the virtue of wisdom or knowledge, as it is found in the epic poems of Homer, some tragedies of Sophocles, selected writings of Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoic and Epicurean philosophers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe key questions discussed are the nature of the virtues, their relation to each other, and the relation between the virtues and happiness or well-being. This book provides the background and interpretative framework to make classical works on Ethics, such as Plato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e and Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eNicomachean Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e, accessible to readers with no training in the classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William J. Prior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138697370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138697379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"William J. Prior","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087764074751,"sku":"9781138697379","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96b145f6-9078-409a-b392-3d72159d5e4e.jpg?v=1769101267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/virtue-and-knowledge-william-j-prior-9781138697379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}