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1	The Cambridge Companion to Plato more books like this by Richard Kraut (Editor) add to wishlist Plato stands as the fount of our philosophical tradition, being the first Western thinker to produce a body of writing that touches upon a wide range of topics still discussed by philosophers today. In a sense he invented philosophy as a distinct subject, for although many of these topics were discussed by his intellectual predecessors and ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $9.87! \| SVS
2	What Is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being more books like this by Richard Kraut add to wishlist What is good? How can we know, and how important is it? In this book Richard Kraut, one of our most respected analytical philosophers, reorients these questions around the notion of what causes human beings to flourish - that is, what is good for us. Observing that we can sensibly talk about what is good for plants and animals no less than what is ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $13.31! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Socrates and the State more books like this by Richard Kraut add to wishlist This fresh outlook on Socrates' political philosophy in Plato's early dialogues argues that it is both more subtle and less authoritarian than has been supposed. Focusing on the Crito, Richard Kraut shows that Plato explains Socrates' refusal to escape from jail and his acceptance of the death penalty as arising not from a philosophy that requires ... see all copies from $11.29! new only from $32.92! \| SVS
4	Plato's Republic: Critical Essays more books like this by Richard Kraut (Editor) add to wishlist Bringing between two covers the most influential and accessible articles on Plato's Republic, this collection illuminates what is widely held to be the most important work of Western philosophy and political theory. It will be valuable not only to philosophers, but to political theorists, historians, classicists, literary scholars, and interested ... see all copies from $10.81! new only from $23.00! \| SVS
5	Aristotle on the Human Good more books like this by Richard Kraut add to wishlist Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics", which equates the ultimate end of human life with happiness (eudaimonia), is thought by many readers to argue that this highest goal consists in the largest possible aggregate of intrinsic goods. Richard Kraut proposes instead that Aristotle identifies happiness with only one type of good: excellent activity of ... see all copies from $20.25! new only from $47.36! \| SVS
6	Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought more books like this by Richard Kraut add to wishlist This book presents a wide-ranging overview of Aristotle's political thought that makes him come alive as a philosopher who can speak to our own times. Beginning with a critique of subjectivist accounts of well-being, Kraut goes on to assess Aristotle's objective and universalistic account of eudaimonia and excellent activity. He offers a detailed ... see all copies from $23.95! new only from $34.32! \| SVS
7	Aristotle's Politics: Critical Essays more books like this by Richard Kraut (Editor), Steven Skultety (Editor) add to wishlist 87.00 see all copies from $19.01! new only from $35.94! \| SVS
8	How to Read Plato more books like this by Richard Kraut add to wishlist 'The unexamined life is not worth living'. Plato is the foundational thinker of European speculative thought. He was the first Western writer to undertake a comprehensive and rigorous study of the fundamental categories of reality and value, and few philosophers have escaped his influence or rivaled the depth of his works, many of which have ... see all copies from $6.83! new only from $7.63!
9	American Refugee Policy and European Jewry, 1933-1945 more books like this by Alan M Kraut (Editor), Richard Breitman (Editor) add to wishlist How does one explain America's failure to take bold action to resist the Nazi persecution and murder of European Jews? Drawing on exhaustive archival research, the authors find that the bureaucrats who made and implemented refugee policy were motivated by institutional priorities and reluctance to take risks rather than by moral or humanitarian ... see all copies from $22.15! new only from $51.29! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics more books like this by Richard Kraut (Editor) add to wishlist "The Blackwell Guide to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics" illuminates Aristotle's ethics for both academics and students new to the work, with sixteen newly commissioned essays by distinguished international scholars. The structure of the book mirrors the organization of the Nichomachean Ethics itself. It discusses the human good, the general nature ... see all copies from $32.28! new only from $33.21! \| SVS
11 view cover	Aristotle Politics: Books VII and VIII more books like this by Aristotle, Richard Kraut (Editor) add to wishlist The Clarendon Aristotle Series is designed for both students and professionals. It provides accurate translations of selected Aristotelian texts, accompanied by incisive commentaries which focus on philosophical problems and issues. This volume contains a clear and accurate translation of the last two books of Aristotle's Politics, together with a ... see all copies from $103.14! new only from $123.49! \| SVS
12	Nature, Knowledge, and Virtue: Essays in Memory of Joan Kung by Terry; Richard Kraut Penner (Editors) add to wishlist see all copies from $55.50! first editions
13	Nature knowledge and virtue by Joan d.1987 Kung, Terry Penner, Richard Kraut add to wishlist see all copies from $55.78! new only from $279.75!
14 view cover	Politics: Books VII and VIII more books like this by Aristotle, Richard Kraut (Editor) add to wishlist The Clarendon Aristotle Series is designed for both students and professionals. It provides accurate translations of selected Aristotelian texts, accompanied by incisive commentaries which focus on philosophical problems and issues. This volume contains a clear and accurate translation of the last two books of Aristotle's Politics, together with a ... see all copies from $43.16! new only from $43.16!
15	American Refugee Policy and European Jewry, 1933-1945 more books like this by Richard Breitman, Alan M. Kraut add to wishlist see all copies from $50.00!

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