192 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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More and more philosophers have advocated varieties of virtue-based ethics that challenge moral theory traditionally founded on moral obligation and the delineation of what is right or wrong in given situations. Virtue ethics, which focuses upon the character of moral agents more than on the moral status of their actions or the consequences of those actions, has become one of the most important... Read more
Introduction 1. Distinguishing virtue ethics from the ethics of duty 2. Aristotle's ethics 3. A brief history of virtue from the Stoics to Levinas 4. Reconciling virtue and justice 5. Some important virtues 6. Virtue and applied ethics Questions for discussion and revision Further reading Index
Biography
Stan van Hooft is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Deakin University, Melbourne.
