Human Excellence: Dialogues on Virtue Theory - Couverture souple

Putman, Daniel A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0761811621 ISBN 13 : 9780761811626

Editeur : University Press of America, 1998

Synopsis

Human Excellence introduces the basic ideas of virtue theory, the branch of ethics that analyzes character. The author accomplishes this by systematically and carefully exploring the role of character in ethics through a series of dialogues. He begins by contrasting virtue ethics with other ethical views such as egoism, utilitarianism, and rights theories. Then he explores issues including the nature of courage, the problem of healthy versus unhealthy self-love, character and parenting techniques, the nature of friendship, and the relationship of virtue to the current debate on the ethics of care. The advantage of the authors approach is its practicality, making the material not only understandable, but applicable to exploring the self and systems in place in the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Daniel A. Putman is Professor of Philosophy at University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Press of America
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761811621
• ISBN 13: 9780761811626
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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