| Description |
1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Summary |
Sôphrosunê, the canonical Greek virtue perhaps best reflected in the English term ""self-discipline,"" is little remembered today, but during the generations around Socrates it was the object of significant debate--about its scope, its feel, its practical manifestations, and its value. Christopher Moore show that classical Greek thinkers judged it more fundamental than mere desire-management or temperance: they saw it as the virtue of agency, the capacity to be a person truly responsible for his or her actions. This was the capacity to be guided by what's best, and to count, finally, as a cohe |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Temperance (Virtue)
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Moderation.
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Moderation.
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Temperance (Virtue)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197663523 |
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0197663524 |
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