How to do the right thing : an ancient guide to treating people fairly
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Author
Contributors
Kaster, Robert A., translator.
Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023].
ISBN
9780691238647, 0691238642
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 18 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Providence Public - Level M | 179.9 S475 2023 | On Shelf |
Tiverton Public - Adult Non-Fiction (2nd floor) | 179.9 SEN | On Shelf |
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Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023].
Format
Book
Street Date
2306
Language
English
ISBN
9780691238647, 0691238642
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"It doesn't take long after learning to speak for children to utter the cry, "That's not fair!" That familiar exclamation seems to emerge from a primal human sense: you know how you deserve to be treated, and you know that you have not been treated that way-you've been given a raw deal, you've not been done right by. In this volume for our Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series, Robert Kaster explores how we treat others at the everyday, person-to-person level, taking as his source the ethical writings of the Stoic philosopher Seneca. Though Seneca does not quite address the demands of "fairness" as the central topic in any of his ethical writings, relevant principles and words of advice appear throughout them. Kaster has selected passages from "On Benefits" and "On Mercy," the twelve short essays on disparate themes collected in his "Dialogues," and the most influential of his works, the "Moral Epistles." He takes as his organizing principle one of the key premises of Stoic thought: you cannot do right by others unless you sort yourself out first, and sorting yourself out begins and ends with your mind. Doing right by others requires cultivating a great mind (magnus animus) and achieving magnanimity (magnanimitas), the quality that ensures (among other things) that one always give others what they deserve-in every way, from material goods to personal respect, and even punishment. He has organized the selections into five chapters, each giving a different view of doing the right thing when it comes to our relations with others: "Striving for Magnanimity"; "Being Calm, Thinking Clearly"; "Judging Yourself Fairly"; "Doing Right by Others"; and "Being Merciful.""--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Seneca., & Kaster, R. A. (2023). How to do the right thing: an ancient guide to treating people fairly . Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Seneca and Robert A., Kaster. 2023. How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly. Princeton University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Seneca and Robert A., Kaster. How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly Princeton University Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Seneca,, and Robert A. Kaster. How to Do the Right Thing: An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly Princeton University Press, 2023.
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