Virtue ethics [[electronic resource] ] : Dewey and MacIntyre / / Stephen D. Carden
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| Autore: |
Carden Stephen D
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| Titolo: |
Virtue ethics [[electronic resource] ] : Dewey and MacIntyre / / Stephen D. Carden
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 179.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Virtue |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Rediscovery of the virtues; 2 Reconstruction of ethics; 3 Origins of the virtues; 4 Human flourishing; 5 The ethical life; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Modern ethical theory has experienced a resurgence of interest in the virtues. Long relegated to the ancient and medieval past, virtue theory is now considered by many to be a viable alternative to the otherwise dominant Kantian and Utilitarian ethical theories. Alasdair MacIntyre is a central figure in this movement, whose work forms an expanding yet consistent and influential project to address fundamental issues in ethical theory and American culture. However, many of his ideas were anticipated by John Dewey, who also has a great deal to say about the virtues in a moral life. This book offe |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Virtue ethics |
| ISBN: | 1-281-29527-2 |
| 9786611295271 | |
| 1-84714-386-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784992403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Continuum studies in American philosophy.