Aristotelian ethics in contemporary perspective
By bringing together influential critics of neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics and some of the strongest defenders of an Aristotelian approach, this collection provides a fresh assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of Aristotelian virtue ethics and its contemporary interpretations. Contributors cri...
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| Format: | Book/Monograph |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken
Taylor and Francis
2013
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| Series: | Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory Ser. |
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| Online Access: | Aggregator, Volltext: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=1114660
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| Author Notes: | edited by Julia Peters |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Aristotelian Ethics in Contemporary Perspective; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: Aristotelian Ethics in Contemporary Perspective; Part I Themes in (Neo-)Aristotelian Virtue Ethics; 1 Aristotle on Virtue: Wrong, Wrong, and Wrong; 2 Aristotle on Virtue: A Response to Hurka; 3 The Benefit of Virtue; 4 Well-Being and Eudaimonia: A Reply to Haybron; 5 Virtue, Personal Good, and the Silencing of Reasons; 6 Human Nature, Virtue, and Rationality; 7 Good (as) Human Beings; 8 Attachment Theory, Character, and Naturalism
- 9 Notes Toward an Empirical Psychology of Virtue: Exploring the Personality Scaffolding of Virtue10 Natural Virtue and Proper Upbringing; 11 Kalou Heneka; Part II Beyond (Neo-)Aristotelian Virtue Ethics; 12 A New Metaphysics for Virtue Ethics: Hume Meets Heidegger; 13 A Kantian Plea for Virtues?; 14 Toward a Humean Virtue Ethics; List of Contributors; Index;