Desert and virtue [[electronic resource] ] : a theory of intrinsic value / / Stephen Kershnar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792185703321
• Autore: Kershnar Stephen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2010
• ISBN: 0-7391-3938-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 121/.8
• Soggetti: Virtue; Values; Reward (Ethics); Character; Ethics; Responsibility
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-147) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A theory of intrinsic value -- The geometry of desert -- The time of intrinsic value -- The momentary theory of desert -- Desert and the principle of universality -- The ground of desert -- The building-block theory of virtue -- Virtuous attitudes -- Desert and responsibility.
• Sommario/riassunto: Desert and Virtue: A Theory of Intrinsic Value presents a comprehensive examination of desert and what makes people deserve things. Stephen Kershnar demonstrates how desert relates to virtue, good deeds, moral responsibility, and personal change and growth through the life process. He persuasively argues that desert is a function that relates well-being, intrinsic value, and a 'ground,' which is defined as a person's character or act.