The Examined Life
202 pages | 6 x 9 | 1992
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ISBN 978-0-271-00873-8 | paper: $26.00 sh
John Kekes is Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the State University of New York, Albany. His most recent books are Moral Tradition and Individuality (Princeton, 1989) and Facing Evil (Princeton, 1990).
Preface 9
Acknowledgments 11
1 An Approach to Good Lives 15
2 The Limits of Self-Direction: Human Nature 31
3 The Context of Self-Direction: Moral Tradition 45
4 Self-Direction 62
5 Ideals and Commitments 77
6 Self-Control 95
7 Self-Knowledge 114
8 Moral Sensitivity 129
9 Wisdom 145
10 Good Lives and Happiness 161
11 Good Lives and Justification 174
Notes 188
Works Cited 194
Index 199