Moral character : an empirical theory / Christian B. Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Christian B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Character.

Virtue.

Vice.

Empiricism.

Local Subjects:

Character.

Virtue.

Physical Description:

xviii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Most of us are not virtuous people, but neither are we vicious. Instead, our characters are decidedly mixed, and much more complex than we might have thought. Christian Miller presents an account of moral character based on mixed character traits. He explores how most of us are less than virtuous people but also morally better than the vicious.

Contents:

Part I Conceptual Background for the Framework

1 Dispositions, Character Traits, and Virtues 3

Part II Developing the Framework

2 Guilt and Helping 29

3 Embarrassment, Positive Moods, and Helping 57

4 Elevation, Activated Moral Norms, and Helping 77

5 Empathy and Helping 102

6 Negative Moods, Group Effects, and Helping 131

Part III Outlining the Framework

7 Mixed Helping Traits 153

8 Generalizing the Account 201

Part IV Extending the Framework

9 Aggression and Harming Others 241

10 Lying 286.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [314]-341) and index.

ISBN:

9780199674350

0199674353

OCLC:

823552275