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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.