Plato's Moral Psychology

Plato's Moral Psychology
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780198798446
ISBN-13 : 019879844X
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Book Synopsis Plato's Moral Psychology by : Rachana Kamtekar

Download or read book Plato's Moral Psychology written by Rachana Kamtekar and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachana Kamtekar offers a new understanding of Plato's account of the soul and its impact on our living well or badly, virtuously or viciously. She argues that throughout the dialogues Plato maintains that human beings have a natural desire for our own good, and that actions and conditions contrary to this desire are involuntary.


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