The virtue ethics of Hume and Nietzsche / Christine Swanton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swanton, Christine, 1947- author.

Series:

New directions in ethics ; 3.

New Directions in Ethics ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics.

Virtue.

Hume, David, 1711-1776.

Hume, David.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This ground-breaking and lucid contribution to the vibrant field of virtue ethics focuses on the influential work of Hume and Nietzsche, providing fresh perspectives on their philosophies and a compelling account of their impact on the development of virtue ethics. A ground-breaking text that moves the field of virtue ethics beyond ancient moral theorists and examines the highly influential ethical work of Hume and Nietzsche from a virtue ethics perspective Contributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understanding of Hume's and Nietzsche's ethics Skilfully bridges the gap between conti

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I A Virtue Ethical Map; Chapter 1 Interpretation as a Map; 1.1 The Notion of an Interpretative Map; 1.2 A Metaphysical Map; 1.3 A Naturalistic Map; 1.4 A Psychological Map; Notes; Chapter 2 Hume and Nietzsche as Response Dependence Virtue Ethicists; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Character in Hume and Nietzsche; 2.3 Hume and Nietzsche's Virtue Ethics as Response Dependent; 2.4 Response Dependence in Virtue Ethics: A Problem; Notes; Part II The Virtue Ethics of Hume; Chapter 3 Can Hume Be Both a Sentimentalist and a Virtue Ethicist?

3.1 Introduction3.2 The Moral Sense; 3.3 Conditions for the Possibility of a Moral Sense; 3.4 The Criteria of Virtue; 3.5 The Authoritative Moral Sense; Notes; Chapter 4 Hume and the Problem of Justice as a Virtue; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Motive of Justice; 4.3 Can Justice Have a Natural Motive?; 4.4 Compassion as the Natural Motive of Justice; 4.5 Problems with Compassion as the Natural Motive of Justice; Notes; Chapter 5 What Kind of Virtue Ethicist Is Hume?; 5.1 Hume's Pluralism; 5.2 Bond-based Virtues of Love; 5.3 Virtues Which Express Pride

5.4 Virtues Which Express Appreciation of Value5.5 Virtues Which Express Respect for Status; Notes; Part III The Virtue Ethics of Nietzsche; Chapter 6 Can Nietzsche Be Both a Virtue Ethicist and an Egoist?; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Affirming One's Own Life; 6.3 Nietzsche's Virtuous Egoism and Will to Power; 6.4 Pity and the "Gift-Giving" Virtues; 6.5 Nietzsche's Virtuous Egoism and the "Collective-Individual"; 6.6 Nietzsche's Virtuous Egoism and Elitism; Notes; Chapter 7 Can Nietzsche Be Both a Virtue Ethicist and an Existentialist?; 7.1 Existentialism and Virtue Ethics

7.2 The Motif of Escape from Self and the World7.3 The Perversion of Cruelty; 7.4 The Neurosis of Cruel Punitivism; 7.5 The Neurosis of Resentment; 7.6 The Resignatory Neurosis of the Ascetic Ideal; 7.7 Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 8 What Kind of Virtue Ethicist Is Nietzsche?; 8.1 Introduction: Nietzsche and Aristotle; 8.2 Nietzsche's Perspectivism; 8.3 Forgetfulness; 8.4 Justice; 8.5 Wisdom; 8.6 Nietzsche's Pluralism; Notes; Part IV New Directions; Chapter 9 Humean Virtue Ethics: Virtue Ethics of Love; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Hume and General Love

9.3 The Possibility of General Love on a Humean Account9.4 General Love and Bonds; 9.5 The Fittingness of General Love; Notes; Chapter 10 Nietzschean Virtue Ethics: Virtue Ethics of Becoming; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 An Ethics of Becoming; 10.3 A Virtue Ethics of Becoming; 10.4 Nietzsche and Creativity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; EULA

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118939383

1118939387

9781118939369

1118939360

9781118939376

1118939379

OCLC:

900194576