num_pages: 180
description: To flourish, humans need to develop virtues of independent thought and acknowledged social dependence. In this book, a leading moral philosopher presents a comparison of humans to other animals and explores the impact of these virtues.
language: English
title: Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues
titlecomplete: Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues (The Paul Carus Lectures)
genres: Anthropology, Research, Politics, Philosophy, Academic, Psychology, Nonfiction, Cultural
ratings_count: 418
publisher: Open Court