{"product_id":"skill-in-ancient-ethics-1","title":"Skill in Ancient Ethics","description":"\u003cp\u003eIllustrating the centrality of skill within ancient ethics, including Socrates’ search for expertise in virtue, the \u003ci\u003eRepublic’s \u003c\/i\u003e‘craft of justice’, Aristotle’s delineation of the \u003ci\u003epolitike techne, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Stoics’ ‘art of life’ and ancient Chinese ethics, this collection shows how skill has been an ethical touchstone from the beginning of philosophical thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into six sections – on Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Mencius and Xunzi, the Mohists and Zhuangzi, and comparative perspectives – world-leading philosophers explore the significance of skill according to traditional figures, as well as lesser-known philosophers such as Carneades and Antipater, and texts such as the \u003ci\u003eZhuangzi. \u003c\/i\u003eIn doing so, the seventeen contributors illustrate how skill, expertise and ‘know how’ are essential to and foundational within ancient ethical thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the first collection to foreground skill as central to ancient Greek, Roman and Chinese ethics, this is an essential resource for anyone interested in the value of cross-cultural philosophy today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226125291864,"sku":"9781350267411","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350267411_9ad45d62-34cb-4ec0-bbec-87ea9ae4210d.jpg?v=1770877831","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/skill-in-ancient-ethics-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}