Virtue Ethics An Introduction

Name: Virtue Ethics An Introduction
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ISBN: 9781573929431

ISBN-10: 1573929433

ISBN-13: 9781573929431

Edition: 2002

Authors: Richard Taylor

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In this fresh evaluation of Western ethics, noted philosopher Richard Taylor argues that philosophy must return to the classical notion of virtue as the basis of ethics. To ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, ethics was chiefly the study of how individuals attain personal excellence, or 'virtue', defined as intellectual sophistication, wisdom, strength of character, and creativity. With the ascendancy of the Judeo-Christian ethic, says Taylor, this emphasis on pride of personal worth was lost. Instead, philosophy became preoccupied with defining right and wrong in terms of a divine lawgiver, and the concept of virtue was debased to mean mere obedience to divine law. Even today, in the…

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List price: $20.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 3/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.63" wide x 8.17" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Introduction



Two Approaches to Ethics



The Ethics of Duty and the Ethics of Aspiration



The Ideas of Right and Wrong



The Emergence of Philosophy and Religion



The Ideals of Personal Excellence and Happiness



Greek Ethical Ideals



Socratic Ethics



The Idea of Natural Law



Cynics and Stoics



Platonism and Ethical Relativism



Aristotle's Ethics



Duty vs. Aspiration



The Foundation of the Ethics of Duty



Religion and the Concept of Moral Obligation



The Destruction of the Ideal of Virtue



The Religious Framework of Modern Ethics



The Virtue of Pride



Happiness


Index