Anderson, M;
(2019)
Immorality or Immortality? An Argument for Virtue.
Rhetorica
, 37
(2)
pp. 97-119.
10.1525/rh.2019.37.2.97.
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Abstract
In the 5th century a number of sophists challenged the orthodox understanding of morality and claimed that practicing injustice was the best and most profitable way for an individual to live. Although a number of responses to sophistic immoralism were made, one argument, in fact coming from a pair of sophists, has not received the attention it deserves. According to the argument I call Immortal Repute, self-interested individuals should reject immorality and cultivate virtue instead, for only a virtuous agent can win the sort of everlasting reputation that makes a life truly admirable and successful.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Immorality or Immortality? An Argument for Virtue |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1525/rh.2019.37.2.97 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.2019.37.2.97 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2019 by The International Society for the History of Rhetoric. All rights reserved. This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Anonymous Iamlichi, Prodicus, Sophistic Movement, Immoralism, Virtue |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Philosophy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10117935 |
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