Overview
This book offers a clear and systematic introduction to virtue ethics, a topic which has inspired one of the most interesting contemporary debates in ethical theory--the question of whether virtues can replace duties as the primary notion in ethical theory.The volume comprises an introduction to virtue ethics by Daniel Statman and a collection of the most important essays published on the topic in the last decade. The essays encompass a wide range of aspects: the difference between virtue ethics and traditional duty ethics; arguments for and against virtue ethics; the practical implications of virtue ethics; and Aristotelian and Kantian attitudes towards virtue ethics.
- | Author: Daniel Statman
- | Publisher: Georgetown University Press
- | Publication Date: Aug 01, 1997
- | Number of Pages: 320 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0878402217
- | ISBN-13: 9780878402212
