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From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle
Mariska Leunissen
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Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPQ; MFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle discusses Aristotle's biological views about character and the importance of what he calls 'natural character traits' for the development of moral virtue as presented in his ethical treatises. The aim is to provide a new, comprehensive account of the physiological underpinnings of moral development and thereby to show, first, that Aristotle's ethical theories do not exhaust his views about character as has traditionally been assumed, and, second, that his treatment of natural character in the biological treatises provides the conceptual and ideological foundation for his views about habituation as developed in ... Read more
From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle discusses Aristotle's biological views about character and the importance of what he calls 'natural character traits' for the development of moral virtue as presented in his ethical treatises. The aim is to provide a new, comprehensive account of the physiological underpinnings of moral development and thereby to show, first, that Aristotle's ethical theories do not exhaust his views about character as has traditionally been assumed, and, second, that his treatment of natural character in the biological treatises provides the conceptual and ideological foundation for his views about habituation as developed in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190602215
SKU
V9780190602215
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About Mariska Leunissen
Mariska Leunissen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at UNC Chapel Hill. She is the author of Explanation and Teleology in Aristotles Science of Nature (CUP 2010).
Reviews for From Natural Character to Moral Virtue in Aristotle
Although many of these claims are already familiar, Leunissen argues for them in such a fresh and convincing manner that it makes it hard to (continue to) ignore them. As someone who regularly teaches Aristotle's ethics as a plausible and inspiring moral theory, this book made me question whether I am right to do so. ... I highly recommend this ... Read more