Skill in Ancient Ethics

Illustrating the centrality of skill within ancient ethics, including Socrates'' search for expertise in virtue, the Republic''s ''craft of justice'', Aristotle''s delineation of the politike techne, the Stoics'' ''art of life'' and ancient Chinese ethics, this collection shows how skill has been an ethical touchstone from the beginning of philosophical thought.

Divided into six sections – on Plato...