Samuel Johnson the Moralist
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1961.
Price: $40.00
Samuel Johnson the Moralist
A Fine edition in a dust-jacket that is soiled with a minor rear tear, else Near Fine.
This book provides a biography and critical analysis of Samuel Johnson, one of the most famous and influential moralists in history. Voitle provides a concise and accessible introduction to Johnson's life and work, and then examines his views on morality and ethics in a chronological and topical order. The book concludes with a consideration of the legacy of Samuel Johnson and what his thought can teach us about the nature of morality and the good life.; 8vo; 188 pages.
