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Virtues in Action: New Essays in Applied Virtue Ethics
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Hardcover. The contributors to this volume examine issues in applied ethics from the perspective of character and virtue in order to bring a fresh and illuminating analysis to many contemporary moral problems. Editor(s): Austin, Michael W. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
In recent decades, many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such an approach bears on issues in applied ethics. The essays in this volume apply a virtue-centered perspective to a variety of contemporary moral issues, and in so doing offer a fresh and illuminating perspective. Some of the essays focus on a particular virtue and its application to one or more realms of applied ethics, such as temperance and sex or humility and environmental ethics. Other chapters focus on an issue in applied ethics ... Read more
In recent decades, many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such an approach bears on issues in applied ethics. The essays in this volume apply a virtue-centered perspective to a variety of contemporary moral issues, and in so doing offer a fresh and illuminating perspective. Some of the essays focus on a particular virtue and its application to one or more realms of applied ethics, such as temperance and sex or humility and environmental ethics. Other chapters focus on an issue in applied ethics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
233
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137280282
SKU
V9781137280282
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Gregory Bassham, Philosophy Department at King's College, Pennsylvania, USA Dan Demetriou, University of Minnesota, Morris, USA Matthew Flannagan is a Theologian based in Auckland, New Zealand Chris Frakes is an independent scholar and writer, USA Robert K. Garcia, Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA Heidi Giebel, University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Nathan L. ... Read more
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