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Disguised Vices: Theories of Virtue in Early Modern French Thought
Disguised Vices Theories of Virtue in Early Modern French Thought
Author: Michael Moriarty
The notions of virtue and vice are essential components of the Western ethical tradition. But in early modern France they were called into question, as writers, most famously La Rochefoucauld, argued that what appears as virtue is in fact disguised vice: people carry out praiseworthy deeds because they stand to gain in some way; they deserve no ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199589371
ISBN-10: 0199589372
Publication Date: 9/7/2011
Pages: 416
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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