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| ISBN: | 9781441140043
1441140042
9781441162878
1441162879
9781441118196
1441118195
9781441126726
1441126724
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | What is 'virtue'? And how can we lead 'moral' lives? Exploring how contemporary moral philosophy has tackled the issue of 'character', this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to virtue ethics. Looking back to Aristotle and considering the work of key contemporary thinkers such as MacIntyre and McDowell, Virtue critically explores the historical development of the field and competing accounts within it. From here, the book goes on to defend an Aristotelian account of virtue ethics that emphasizes moral perception and practical wisdom and explore the potential use of this approach i.
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| Other form: | Print version: Athanassoulis, Nafsika, 1973- Virtue ethics. New York : Continuum, ©2012 9781441118196
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