What Is Good and Why
| Author | : Richard Kraut |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 301 |
| Release | : 2009-07-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674027084 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674027086 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (086 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis What Is Good and Why by : Richard Kraut
Download or read book What Is Good and Why written by Richard Kraut and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is good, how do we know, and how important is it? Kraut reorients these questions around the notion of what causes human beings to flourish. Extending his argument to include plants and animals, Kraut applies a general principle to the entire living world: what is good for complex organisms consists in the exercise of their natural powers.