Dependent Rational Animals Why Human Beings Need the Virtues
Heftet /
2001
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780812694529
Published
2001-07-05
Publisher
Vendor
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Weight
269 gr
Height
228 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
180
Author
This compares humans to other intelligent animals, drawing conclusions about human social life and our treatment of those whom he argues we should no longer call "disabled." The author argues that human beings are independent, practical reasoners, but they are also dependent animals who must learn from each other in order to remain largely independent. To flourish, humans must acknowledge the importance of dependence and independence, both of which are developed in and through social relationships. This requires the development of a local community in which individuals discover their own "goods" through the discovery of a common Good.
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This work compares humans to other intelligent animals, drawing conclusions about human social life and our treatment of those whom it argues we should no longer call "disabled". It shows that humans are independent but they are also dependent animals who must learn in order to stay independent.
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Product details
ISBN
9780812694529
Published
2001-07-05
Publisher
Vendor
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Weight
269 gr
Height
228 mm
Width
152 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
180
Author