{"product_id":"finite-perfection-reflections-on-virture-paperback","title":"Finite Perfection: Reflections on Virtue - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Weinstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contemporary account of how virtue can have significance in a world that has lost the certainty of common and collective meanings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinite Perfection: Reflections on Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of political philosophy and ethical theory in which Michael A. Weinstein develops a rigorous and original account of virtue grounded in the existentialist tradition rather than in classical metaphysics or theology. The book's title captures its central philosophical tension: where classical and religious traditions have often located virtue in relation to an infinite, divine, or transcendent standard of perfection, Weinstein insists on taking seriously the finitude of the human condition--the irreducible limits of time, mortality, and embodied existence--and asking what excellence and virtue can mean for beings who are, by nature, incomplete and bounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeinstein's approach is rooted in the concept of the \u003ci\u003eself-possessed individual\u003c\/i\u003e--a person who has achieved a kind of integrity and mastery over themselves not through escape from finitude, but through honest acknowledgment and creative embrace of it. Virtue, on this view, is not a transcendence of human limitation but a perfecting of what is possible within it: the best a finite being can be. This framework draws productively on the existentialist tradition (particularly its emphasis on authenticity, self-creation, and the confrontation with mortality), while also engaging with the Aristotelian tradition of virtue ethics and the Nietzschean understanding of self-overcoming. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout its pages, Weinstein brings his characteristic intellectual breadth to bear, moving across political philosophy, ethics, and social theory to construct an account of virtue that is both philosophically rigorous and deeply humane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael A. Weinstein\u003c\/b\u003e (1942-2015) was a political philosopher, political scientist, and Professor of Political Science at Purdue University, where he taught for the majority of his academic career. A Guggenheim Fellow and prolific scholar, Weinstein published extensively across political theory, existentialist philosophy, sociological theory, and cultural criticism, and was known for his ability to bring philosophical rigor to an unusually wide range of subjects and contexts. His other works include \u003ci\u003eWilderness and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, and he collaborated frequently with sociologist Deena Weinstein on questions at the intersection of philosophy and social structure. Outside of academia, he was also known as a punk musician and photography critic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42907482062938,"sku":"9780870234750","price":62.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/3192\/1498\/files\/M0jtJ49Rks9780870234750.webp?v=1782796207","url":"https:\/\/the-quiet-rebellion.myshopify.com\/products\/finite-perfection-reflections-on-virture-paperback","provider":"The Quiet Rebellion","version":"1.0","type":"link"}