Virtue Ethics, Old and New
Title | Virtue Ethics, Old and New PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Mark Gardiner |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | 238 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780801489686 |
"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.
Virtue Ethics, Old and New
Title | Virtue Ethics, Old and New PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Mark Gardiner |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 222 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780801443459 |
"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 IntroductionIn 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.
Friendship and Virtue Ethics in the Book of Job
Title | Friendship and Virtue Ethics in the Book of Job PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Vesely |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 297 |
Release | 2019-03-28 |
Genre | Bibles |
ISBN | 1108476473 |
Examines friendship as a moral category in the Book of Job through an Aristotelian virtue ethics perspective.
Beyond Just War
Title | Beyond Just War PDF eBook |
Author | D. Chan |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 223 |
Release | 2016-06-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137263415 |
Unlike most books on the ethics of war, this book rejects the 'just war' tradition, proposing a virtue ethics of war to take its place. Like torture, war cannot be justified. It answers the question: 'If war is a very great evil, would a leader with courage, justice, compassion, and all the other moral virtues ever choose to fight a war?'
Reclaiming Virtue
Title | Reclaiming Virtue PDF eBook |
Author | John Bradshaw |
Publisher | Bantam |
Total Pages | 530 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Integrity |
ISBN | 0553095927 |
The best-selling author of Creating Love sets out to redefine what it means to live a moral life in today's world by helping readers reclaim and cultivate their inborn moral intelligence by developing one's instincts for goodness in childhood and nurturing them through one's adult life to promote good character and moral responsibility.
Virtue, Norms, and Objectivity
Title | Virtue, Norms, and Objectivity PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Gill |
Publisher | Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | 340 |
Release | 2005-03-03 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0191555800 |
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The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Ethical Theory PDF eBook |
Author | Professor of Philosophy David Copp |
Publisher | OUP USA |
Total Pages | 680 |
Release | 2006-01-26 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0195147790 |
The Handbook is a comprehensive reference work in ethical theory consisting of commissioned articles by leading scholars. The first part treats meta-ethics and the second part normative ethical theory. As with all the Oxford Handbooks, the collection is designed to achieve three goals: exposition of central ideas, criticism of other approaches, and defenses of distinct points of view.