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From personality to virtue : essays on the philosophy of character / Alberto Masala and Jonathan Webber.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Character--Philosophy.
- Character.
- Personality development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Essays on the philosophy of character
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- The idea that people have persisting character traits that explain their behaviour is woven throughout the fabric of our culture. These philosophical essays clarify this idea of character, analyse its relation with the findings of experimental psychology, and draw out the implications of this for education and criminal punishment. They bring together a range of issues in contemporary philosophy, including the nature of agency, the modelling of behavioural cognition, the ethical implications of personal necessity, moral responsibility for implicit bias, the prospects for character education and the nature of rightful criminal punishment. The essays emphasise that character is inherently dynamic, and emphasise the close integration of character with the individual's social context.
- Contents:
- Character, punishment, and the liberal order / Jonathan Jacobs
- Virtue ethics and criminal punishment / Katrina L. Sifferd
- Character, will, and agency / Roman Altshuler
- Practical necessity and personality / Katharina Bauer
- Implicit bias, character, and control / Jules Holroyd and Daniel Kelly
- Instilling virtue / Jonathan Webber
- Does the CAPS model improve our understanding of personality and character? / Christian B. Miller
- Friendship and the structure of trust / Mark Alfano
- The psychology of virtue education / Nafsika Athanassoulis
- Mastering wisdom / Alberto Masala.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 17, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-180908-X
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