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Understanding Virtue Ethics.
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 s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Colección: | Understanding movements in modern thought.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (191 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781317494034 1317494032 |