Screen LibraryVirtues in action New essays in applied virtue ethics /
The contributors to this volume examine issues in applied ethics from the perspective of character and virtue in order to bring a fresh and illuminating analysis to many contemporary moral problems.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The contributors to this volume examine issues in applied ethics from the perspective of character and virtue in order to bring a fresh and illuminating analysis to many contemporary moral problems. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137280282. |
| Carrier Form: | 240 p. |
| Audience: | Undergraduate. |
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9781137280299 : 1137280298 : |
| CLC: | B82 |
| Contents: | Notes on Contributors Introduction PART I: PROFESSIONAL VIRTUE 1. Virtue-Centered Approaches to Education: Prospects and Pitfalls-- Gregory Bassham 2. The Virtues of Honorable Business Executives-- Dan Demetriou 3. Sport as a Moral Practice: An Aristotelian Approach-- Michael W. Austin PART II: SOCIAL VIRTUE 4. Sex, Temperance, and Virtue-- Stan van Hooft 5. Extend Your Benevolence: Kindness and Generosity in the Family and Beyond-- Heidi Giebel 6. A Virtue Ethical Case for Pacifism-- Franco V. Trivigno 7. Some Critical Reflections on Abortion and Virtue Theory-- Matthew Flannagan PART III: |