Appearances of the Good

Sergio Tenenbaum defends the classical 'guise of the good' position — the idea that agents always pursue what they perceive as good — against Kantian and Humean challenges, building a rigorous neo-Aristotelian account of practical reason. Published by Cambridge University Press and praised in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews and Ethics, this is considered a significant contribution to the philosophy of action literature. Reviewer Kieran Setiya noted it is 'difficult to read without profit,' which about sums up its strengths: clear argumentation and impressive historical range. The honest caveat is that this is professional academic philosophy through and through — dense, technical, and inaccessible to anyone outside the field. For graduate students and professional philosophers, it is well worth the effort.