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Virtue Ethics
Dr Nafsika Athanassoulis
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Paperback. A critical introductory account of the development of modern virtue ethics, from its roots in Aristotelian thought, to contemporary versions of eudaimonistic ethics; the volume also includes discussions of the theory's contribution to debates in applied philosophy. Series: Bloomsbury Ethics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274. Series: Bloomsbury Ethics. 176 pages. A critical introductory account of the development of modern virtue ethics, from its roots in Aristotelian thought, to contemporary versions of eudaimonistic ethics; the volume also includes discussions of the theory's contribution to debates in applied philosophy. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight: 274.
What is 'virtue'? And how can we lead moral lives? Exploring how contemporary moral philosophy has led to a revival of interest in the concepts of 'virtue', 'character' and 'flourishing', this is an accessible and critical introduction to virtue ethics. Comprising of three parts, the first part examines the work of key contemporary thinkers such as Elizabeth Anscombe and Bernard Williams in calling for a change of direction in moral philosophy and adopting a different approach to answering questions such as 'How should I live my life?'. The second part develops a detailed account of Aristotelian eudaimonistic virtue ethics, ... Read more
What is 'virtue'? And how can we lead moral lives? Exploring how contemporary moral philosophy has led to a revival of interest in the concepts of 'virtue', 'character' and 'flourishing', this is an accessible and critical introduction to virtue ethics. Comprising of three parts, the first part examines the work of key contemporary thinkers such as Elizabeth Anscombe and Bernard Williams in calling for a change of direction in moral philosophy and adopting a different approach to answering questions such as 'How should I live my life?'. The second part develops a detailed account of Aristotelian eudaimonistic virtue ethics, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Bloomsbury Ethics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441126726
SKU
V9781441126726
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About Dr Nafsika Athanassoulis
Nafsika Athanassoulis is an independent researcher and has previously taught at Keele University and the University of Leeds, UK. She is the author of Morality, Moral Responsibility and Moral Luck (Palgrave, 2005), editor of Philosophical Reflections on Medical Ethics (Palgrave, 2010) and, with Samantha Vice, editor of The Moral Life: essays in honour of John Cottingham (Palgrave, 2008).
Reviews for Virtue Ethics
[T]he tone in which [this book] is written and the wavelength Athanassoulis has chosen on which to broadcast her ideas, elevates the value of this work above what can usually be expected from an introductory text of impeccable quality … [B]ased on the quality of this book, I would expect similarly excellent levels of reflection in any [future] research as ... Read more