LEADER 02711nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910450817603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-29508-6 010 $a9786611295080 010 $a1-84714-416-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000412950 035 $a(EBL)436383 035 $a(OCoLC)427510761 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000239695 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11186214 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000239695 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10251630 035 $a(PQKB)10115307 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436383 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436383 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10224827 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL129508 035 $a(OCoLC)893334147 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000412950 100 $a20070105d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRousseau and the ethics of virtue$b[electronic resource] /$fJames Delaney 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (170 p.) 225 1 $aContinuum studies in philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8264-8724-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [157]-162) and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Virtue Ethics Past and Present; 2 Virtue and the State of Nature; 3 Virtue as the Cultivation of the Individual; 4 The Virtuous Citizen and Rousseau's Political Philosophy; 5 Toward a Rousseauian Theory of Virtue; Bibliography; Index 330 $aJean-Jacques Rousseau is an enigmatic figure in many ways. There is much debate about whether he was an advocate of the Enlightenment project or a critic of it. Sometimes Rousseau seems to be arguing against traditional values and hierarchies. But elsewhere he seems to be an enemy of progress altogether. This book explains Rousseau's true place in the Enlightenment by paying particular attention to his account of virtue. Virtue ethics is one of the main branches in moral philosophy, and its most famous advocate is Aristotle. Many recent philosophers have tried to revive virtue ethics, most not 410 0$aContinuum studies in philosophy. 606 $aVirtue$xHistory 606 $aEthics, Modern$y18th century 606 $aEnlightenment 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aVirtue$xHistory. 615 0$aEthics, Modern 615 0$aEnlightenment. 676 $a194 700 $aDelaney$b James$01035318 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450817603321 996 $aRousseau and the ethics of virtue$92454963 997 $aUNINA