British-American philosopher who has written extensively on ancient Greek ethics, Platonism, and Stoicism, arguing for the contemporary relevance of virtue ethics.
Developed an influential interpretation of ancient ethics as a unified project of finding the good life through virtue; argues that ancient ethical theory is more practically oriented and less theoretical than modern ethics; defended the unity of virtue.
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