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Developing the virtues : integrating perspectives / edited by Julia Annas, Darcia Narvaez, and Nancy E. Snow.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Virtue.
- Conduct of life.
- Virtues.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 309 pages)
- Other Title:
- Integrating perspectives
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- This book features new essays by philosophers, psychologists, and a theologian on the important topic of virtue development. The essays engage with work from multiple disciplines and thereby seek to bridge disciplinary divides. The volume is a significant contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of virtue development studies.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Nancy E. Snow, Darcia Narvaez, and Julia Annas
- Baselines for virtue / Darcia Narvaez
- Moral self-identity and the social-cognitive theory of virtue / Daniel Lapsley
- From a baby smiling : reflections on virtues in development / Robert N. Emde
- The development of virtuous character : automatic and reflective dispositions / Ross A. Thompson and Abby S. Lavine
- Developmental virtue ethics / Christine Swanton
- How habits make us virtuous / Nancy E. Snow
- Virtue cultivation in light of situationism / Christian B. Miller
- Becoming good : narrow dispositions and the stability of virtue / Rachana Kamtekar
- The role of motivation and wisdom in virtue as skills / Matt Stichter
- Learning virtue roles : the issue of thick concepts / Julia Annas
- Guilt and shame in the development of virtue / Jennifer A. Herdt
- Benevolence in a justice-based world : the powers of sentiments (and reasoning) in predicting pro-social behaviors / Gustavo Carlo and Alexandra N. Davis
- Norms of justice in development / Mark Lebar.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-063054-X
- 0-19-027148-5
- 0-19-027147-7
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