Understanding virtue ethics / / Stan van Hooft

• Autore: Hooft Stan van <1945-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 179.9
• Soggetto topico: Virtues
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published in 2006 by Acumen.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Distinguishing virtue ethics from the ethics of duty; 2. Aristotle's ethics; 3. A brief history of virtue from the Stoics to Levinas; 4. Reconciling virtue and justice; 5. Some important virtues; 6. Virtues and applied ethics; Questions for discussion and revision; Further reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: More and more philosophers have advocated varieties of virtue-based ethics that challenge moral theory traditionally founded on moral obligation and the delineation of what is right or wrong in given situations. Virtue ethics, which focuses upon the character of moral agents more than on the moral status of their actions or the consequences of those actions, has become one of the most important and stimulating areas of contemporary ethical theory. ""Understanding Virtue Ethics"" is an accessible and lively introduction to the subject. It provides a broad overview of the history of virtue ethic
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding virtue ethics
• ISBN: 1-317-49402-4; 1-317-49403-2; 1-315-71213-X; 1-282-92166-5; 9786612921667; 1-84465-370-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459466803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Understanding movements in modern thought.