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On Virtue Ethics

Hursthouse Rosalind
Innbundet / 1999 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780198238188
Publisert
1999
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
460 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
147 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
286

Forfatter
Hursthouse Rosalind

Biografisk notat

Rosalind Hursthouse is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University.

On Virtue Ethics

Hursthouse Rosalind
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Anyone who has ever been tempted to make glib remarks about what virtue ethics is, or about the account it gives of core issues in moral philosophy should read this excellent book. The wealth of detail and the abundant examples provided by Hursthouse demand to be carefully ruminated over by everyone interested in this rapidly maturing domain of moral theory.

The Heythrop Journal

... offers a thought-provoking approach to virtue-based ethical theory - one that, moreover, has the potential to be developed in any number of interesting ways.

The Heythrop Journal

For those who have been looking forward to this book for a long time, it will not disappoint.

The Heythrop Journal

Se alle

The themes are taken up, thought about, and presented in an instructive, lively, courteous, and entertaining way from beginning to end. In all, one has the sense of being drawn into a conversation on issues of importance in a way that provides hope that an on-going co-operative effort in this field might make a difference to the world at large. This strikes me as an appealing model for philosophical inquiry ... The prospect for much fruitful discussion of the Hursthouse account of virtue ethics seems certain

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

This is a book for everyone, certainly for teachers and students of moral philosophy and indeed anyone interested in the large questions that bear on the nature of morality

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

This splendid new book is intended to be used as a textbook, but should be read by anyone interested in moral philosophy ... numerous new ideas and insights

Gilbert Harman, Times Literary Supplement

Virtue ethics is perhaps the most important development within late twentieth-century moral philosophy. Rosalind Hursthouse, who has made notable contributions to this development, now presents a full exposition and defence of her neo-Aristotelian version of virtue ethics. She shows how virtue ethics can provide guidance for action, illuminate moral dilemmas, and bring out the moral significance of the emotions. Deliberately avoiding a combative stance, she finds less disagreement between Kantian and neo-Aristotelian approaches than is usual, and she offers the first account from a virtue ethics perspective of acting 'from a sense of duty'. She considers the question which character traits are virtues, and explores how answers to this question can be justified by appeal to facts about human nature. Written in a clear, engaging style which makes it accessible to non-specialists, On Virtue Ethics will appeal to anyone with an interest in moral philosophy.
Les mer
Presents an exposition and defence of the author's own version of virtue ethics. This book discusses a range of philosophical topics, including action, duty, dilemmas, moral absolutism, and the moral significance of the emotions.
Les mer
INTRODUCTION; PART I: ACTION; 1. RIGHT ACTION; 2. RESOLVABLE DILEMMAS; 3. IRRESOLVABLE AND TRAGIC DILEMMAS; PART II: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION; 4. ARISTOTLE AND KANT; 5. VIRTUE AND THE EMOTIONS; 6. THE VIRTUOUS AGENT'S REASONS FOR ACTION; 7. MORAL MOTIVATION; PART III: RATIONALITY; 8. THE VIRTUES BENEFIT THEIR POSSESSOR; 9. NATURALISM; 10. NATURALISM FOR RATIONAL ANIMALS; 11. OBJECTIVITY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
Les mer
`This splendid new book is intended to be used as a textbook, but should be read by anyone interested in moral Philosophy ... numerous new ideas and insights.' Gilbert Harman, TLS
The long-awaited book on ethical theory by an internationally well-known figure in the field Hursthouse is one of the leading exponents of virtue ethics This will be the book to read on the subject Reconciles the two greatest historical influences on ethics: Aristotle and Kant Both an original contribution to the field and an ideal introduction
Les mer
Rosalind Hursthouse is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University.
The long-awaited book on ethical theory by an internationally well-known figure in the field Hursthouse is one of the leading exponents of virtue ethics This will be the book to read on the subject Reconciles the two greatest historical influences on ethics: Aristotle and Kant Both an original contribution to the field and an ideal introduction
Les mer

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Anyone who has ever been tempted to make glib remarks about what virtue ethics is, or about the account it gives of core issues in moral philosophy should read this excellent book. The wealth of detail and the abundant examples provided by Hursthouse demand to be carefully ruminated over by everyone interested in this rapidly maturing domain of moral theory.

The Heythrop Journal

... offers a thought-provoking approach to virtue-based ethical theory - one that, moreover, has the potential to be developed in any number of interesting ways.

The Heythrop Journal

For those who have been looking forward to this book for a long time, it will not disappoint.

The Heythrop Journal

Se alle

The themes are taken up, thought about, and presented in an instructive, lively, courteous, and entertaining way from beginning to end. In all, one has the sense of being drawn into a conversation on issues of importance in a way that provides hope that an on-going co-operative effort in this field might make a difference to the world at large. This strikes me as an appealing model for philosophical inquiry ... The prospect for much fruitful discussion of the Hursthouse account of virtue ethics seems certain

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

This is a book for everyone, certainly for teachers and students of moral philosophy and indeed anyone interested in the large questions that bear on the nature of morality

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

This splendid new book is intended to be used as a textbook, but should be read by anyone interested in moral philosophy ... numerous new ideas and insights

Gilbert Harman, Times Literary Supplement

Virtue ethics is perhaps the most important development within late twentieth-century moral philosophy. Rosalind Hursthouse, who has made notable contributions to this development, now presents a full exposition and defence of her neo-Aristotelian version of virtue ethics. She shows how virtue ethics can provide guidance for action, illuminate moral dilemmas, and bring out the moral significance of the emotions. Deliberately avoiding a combative stance, she finds less disagreement between Kantian and neo-Aristotelian approaches than is usual, and she offers the first account from a virtue ethics perspective of acting 'from a sense of duty'. She considers the question which character traits are virtues, and explores how answers to this question can be justified by appeal to facts about human nature. Written in a clear, engaging style which makes it accessible to non-specialists, On Virtue Ethics will appeal to anyone with an interest in moral philosophy.
Les mer
Presents an exposition and defence of the author's own version of virtue ethics. This book discusses a range of philosophical topics, including action, duty, dilemmas, moral absolutism, and the moral significance of the emotions.
Les mer
INTRODUCTION; PART I: ACTION; 1. RIGHT ACTION; 2. RESOLVABLE DILEMMAS; 3. IRRESOLVABLE AND TRAGIC DILEMMAS; PART II: EMOTION AND MOTIVATION; 4. ARISTOTLE AND KANT; 5. VIRTUE AND THE EMOTIONS; 6. THE VIRTUOUS AGENT'S REASONS FOR ACTION; 7. MORAL MOTIVATION; PART III: RATIONALITY; 8. THE VIRTUES BENEFIT THEIR POSSESSOR; 9. NATURALISM; 10. NATURALISM FOR RATIONAL ANIMALS; 11. OBJECTIVITY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
Les mer
`This splendid new book is intended to be used as a textbook, but should be read by anyone interested in moral Philosophy ... numerous new ideas and insights.' Gilbert Harman, TLS
The long-awaited book on ethical theory by an internationally well-known figure in the field Hursthouse is one of the leading exponents of virtue ethics This will be the book to read on the subject Reconciles the two greatest historical influences on ethics: Aristotle and Kant Both an original contribution to the field and an ideal introduction
Les mer
Rosalind Hursthouse is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University.
The long-awaited book on ethical theory by an internationally well-known figure in the field Hursthouse is one of the leading exponents of virtue ethics This will be the book to read on the subject Reconciles the two greatest historical influences on ethics: Aristotle and Kant Both an original contribution to the field and an ideal introduction
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198238188
Publisert
1999
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
460 gr
Høyde
224 mm
Bredde
147 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
286

Forfatter
Hursthouse Rosalind

Biografisk notat

Rosalind Hursthouse is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the Open University.

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