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What is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being, by Richard Kraut

‘What is Good and Why: The Ethics of Well-Being’ is the first book-length contribution to contemporary ethical theory by this highly regarded scholar of ancient philosophy. With it, Richard Kraut joins recent moral philosophers who draw inspiration from ancient Greek philosophy, particularly that of Plato and Aristotle, to advance lines of thinking that challenge utilitarianism and certain forms of neo-Kantianism in ethics.’ Read the review at Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.

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