Virtue ethics / edited by Daniel Statman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Statman, Daniel, Author.

Contributor:

Statman, Daniel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtue.

Ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 306 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

Summary:

The central question in contemporary ethics is whether virtue can replace duty as the primary notion in ethical theory. The subject of intense contemporary debate in ethical theory, virtue ethics is currently enjoying an increase in interest. This is the first book to focus directly on the subject. It provides a clear, systematic introduction to the area and houses under one cover a collection of the central articles published on the debate over the past decade. The essays encompass a wide range ofaspects: the difference between virtue ethics and traditional duty ethics; present arguments for and against virtue ethics; the practical implications of virtue ethics and the Aristotelian and Kantian attitudes to virtue ethics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction to Virtue Ethics

2. What is Virtue Ethics All About?

3. On the Primacy of Character

4. Virtue Ethics and Satisficing Rationality

5. Virtue Ethics and the Emotions

6. Emotional Identification, Closeness and Size: Some Contributions to Virtue Ethics

7. From Morality to Virtue

8. By Virtue of a Virtue

9. Internal Objections to Virtue Ethics

10. On Some Vices o f Virtue Ethics

11. Virtue Ethics: A Qualified Success Story

12. Corporate Roles, Personal Virtues: An Aristotelian Approach to Business Ethics

13. Virtue Theory and Abortion

14. Contemporary Virtue Ethics and Aristotle

15. Does Aristotle Have a Virtue Ethics?

16. Kant’s Virtue Ethics

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7284-2

0-585-15915-7