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Understanding Virtue Ethics
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Author : Stan van Hooft
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-12-18
Understanding Virtue Ethics written by Stan van Hooft and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-18 with Philosophy categories.
More and more philosophers have advocated varieties of virtue-based ethics that challenge moral theory traditionally founded on moral obligation and the delineation of what is right or wrong in given situations. Virtue ethics, which focuses upon the character of moral agents more than on the moral status of their actions or the consequences of those actions, has become one of the most important and stimulating areas of contemporary ethical theory. "Understanding Virtue Ethics" is an accessible and lively introduction to the subject. It provides a broad overview of the history of virtue ethics from Aristotle to Nietzsche as well as examining the ideas of such contemporary writers as Ricoeur and Levinas. Major themes dealt with by moral theory are examined and how a virtue ethics approach to them differs from those of other traditions is explored. Practical problems of moral complexity such as abortion, euthanasia, and integrity in politics, and how they might be approached from a virtue perspective are considered. The charges of relativism and egoism that are often mounted against virtue ethics are rebutted and virtues that are especially relevant to contemporary life, namely, courage, taking responsibility, and reverence are examined in depth. Finally, the author argues that virtue ethics is highly relevant to our understanding of the moral dimensions of professional roles.
Understanding Virtue
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Author : Jennifer Cole Wright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Understanding Virtue written by Jennifer Cole Wright and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with Philosophy categories.
The last thirty years have seen a resurgence of interest in virtue among philosophers, psychologists, and educators. Over time, this interdisciplinary conversation has included character cultivation and education, in addition to more abstract, theoretical discussions of virtue. As is often the case when various disciplinary endeavors become entwined, this renewed interest in virtue cultivation faces an important challenge--namely, meeting the varying requirements imposed by different disciplinary standards. For virtue in particular, this means developing an account that practitioners from multiple disciplines find sufficiently rigorous, substantive, and useful. This volume represents a response to this interdisciplinary challenge. This co-authored book not only provides a framework for quantifying virtues, but also explores how we can understand virtue in a philosophically-informed way that is compatible with the best thinking available in personality psychology. Its objective is twofold: first, drawing on whole trait theory in psychology and Aristotelian virtue ethics, it offers accounts of virtue and character that are both philosophically sound and psychologically realistic. Second, the volume presents strategies for how virtue and character can be translated into empirically measurable variables and, thus, measured systematically, relying on the insights from the latest research in personality, social, developmental, and cognitive psychology, and psychological science more broadly. This volume presents a major contribution to the emerging science of virtue measurement and character, demonstrating just how philosophical understanding and psychological research can enrich each other.
Understanding Virtue
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Author : Jennifer Lyn Cole Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Understanding Virtue written by Jennifer Lyn Cole Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Virtue Ethics
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Author : Christine Swanton
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 2003-03-20
Virtue Ethics written by Christine Swanton and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-20 with Philosophy categories.
Christine Swanton offers a new, comprehensive theory of virtue ethics which addresses the major concerns of modern ethical theory from a character-based perspective. Discussion of many problems in moral theory, such as moral constraints, rightness of action, the good life, the demandingness of ethics, the role of the subjective, and the practicality of ethics, has been dominated by Kantian and Consequentialist theories, with their own distinctive conceptual apparatus. Virtue Ethics shows how a different framework can shed new light on these intractable issues. Swanton's approach is distinctive in that it departs in significant ways from classical versions of virtue ethics derived primarily from Aristotle. Employing insights from Nietzsche and other sources, she argues against both eudaimonistic virtue ethics and traditional virtue ethical conceptions of rightness. In developing a pluralistic view, she shows how different 'modes of moral acknowledgement' such as love, respect, appreciation, and creativity, are embedded in the very fabric of virtue, the moral life, and the good life.
Virtue Ethics
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Author : Nafsika Athanassoulis
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-01-24
Virtue Ethics written by Nafsika Athanassoulis and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-24 with Philosophy categories.
From Aristotle to MacIntyre, this introduction to virtue ethics critically explores competing accounts of 'virtue' and potential uses and future directions for the discipline.
The Handbook Of Virtue Ethics
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Author : Stan van Hooft
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-09-11
The Handbook Of Virtue Ethics written by Stan van Hooft and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-11 with Philosophy categories.
Virtue ethics has emerged as a distinct field within moral theory - whether as an alternative account of right action or as a conception of normativity which departs entirely from the obligatoriness of morality - and has proved itself invaluable to many aspects of contemporary applied ethics. Virtue ethics now flourishes in philosophy, sociology and theology and its applications extend to law, politics and bioethics. "The Handbook of Virtue Ethics" brings together leading international scholars to provide an overview of the field. Each chapter summarizes and assesses the most important work on a particular topic and sets this work in the context of historical developments. Taking a global approach by embracing a variety of major cultural traditions along with the Western, the "Handbook" maps the emergence of virtue ethics and provides a framework for future developments.
The Virtue Of Aristotle S Ethics
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Author : Paula Gottlieb
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-27
The Virtue Of Aristotle S Ethics written by Paula Gottlieb and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-27 with History categories.
This text looks at Aristotle's claims, particularly the much-maligned doctrine of the mean.
The Routledge Companion To Virtue Ethics
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Author : Lorraine Besser-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-02-20
The Routledge Companion To Virtue Ethics written by Lorraine Besser-Jones and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-20 with Philosophy categories.
Virtue ethics is on the move both in Anglo-American philosophy and in the rest of the world. This volume uniquely emphasizes non-Western varieties of virtue ethics at the same time that it includes work in the many different fields or areas of philosophy where virtue ethics has recently spread its wings. Just as significantly, several chapters make comparisons between virtue ethics and other ways of approaching ethics or political philosophy or show how virtue ethics can be applied to "real world" problems.
Virtue Ethics Old And New
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Author : Stephen Mark Gardiner
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2005
Virtue Ethics Old And New written by Stephen Mark Gardiner and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Philosophy categories.
"There are grounds for saying that contemporary work in virtue ethics is, if not quite in its theoretical infancy, at least not far out of diapers. And this suggests that we should be gentle and nurturing, allowing it time to flourish before coming to any definitive verdict on its merits.... However, it is hard to deny that modern-day virtue ethics is part of a long, sophisticated and fairly continuous tradition. Not only does the approach have origins almost as ancient as philosophy itself, but its history also includes extensive work by such philosophical luminaries as (at least) Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Aquinas, and (perhaps) Hume and Nietzsche. And this suggests that we should already be in a good position to assess its appeal."--from the Introduction In Virtue Ethics, Old and New, ten philosophers seek to enrich the contemporary understanding and development of virtue ethics through a detailed examination of some key contributions from its past. Their essays demonstrate the continuing relevance of the history of moral philosophy to contemporary debates.
Virtues Of The Mind
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Author : Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1996-09-13
Virtues Of The Mind written by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09-13 with Philosophy categories.
This remarkable book is the first attempt to establish a theory of knowledge based on the model of virtue theory in ethics.