Why be good? A historical introduction to ethics

In Plato's Republic, the character Thrasymachus asks whether it is important to be morally good. He contends that the only rational policy to follow is one of strict self-interest; if you can get away with it, why not do the "wrong" thing? Why be good

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Main Author: Richter, Duncan
Other Authors: Duncan Richter
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English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008
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