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The Politics of Character Development: A Marxist Reappraisal of the Moral Life - Couverture rigide

Christensen, Kit R.

 
9780313292132: The Politics of Character Development: A Marxist Reappraisal of the Moral Life
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0313292132 ISBN 13 : 9780313292132
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1994

Synopsis

Very little has been written on the political implications of diverse accounts of virtue, vice, and moral character, and even less has been offered on this subject from any identifiably leftist perspective. This book begins by demonstrating the plausibility of a Marxist ethics in general; the author then proceeds to work out an understanding of moral character itself and its role in living a good life, based on a historical materialist philosophical anthropology. This leads to an analysis of which character traits should be considered virtues and vices, and what would count as a successful or unsuccessful moral education, within the context of contemporary North American society. The text concludes by focusing on the problems associated with identifying real-life, useful exemplifications of such virtuous and vicious character.

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À propos de l'auteur

KIT R. CHRISTENSEN is Professor of Philosophy at Bemidji State University, located in Northern Minnesota. He specializes in value theory, and has published a number of essays on social and political philosophy.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0313292132
ISBN 13 
9780313292132
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
152
Coordonnées du fabricant
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