The Practice of Virtue : Classic and Contemporary Readings in Virtue Ethics

ISBN-13: 9780872208094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 224 str.

Opis

This collection provides readings from five classic thinkers with importantly distinct approaches to virtue theory, along with five new essays from contemporary thinkers that apply virtue theories to the resolution of practical moral problems. Jennifer Welchman's Introduction discusses the history of virtue theory. A short introduction to each reading highlights the distinctive aspects of the view expressed.