Mark (Hrsg.) Alfano

Current Controversies in Virtue Theory

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Virtue is among the most venerable concepts in philosophy, and has recently seen a major revival.a However, new challenges to conceptions of virtue have also arisen.a In Current Controversies in Virtue Theory, five pairs of cutting-edge philosophers square off over central topics in virtue theory: the nature of virtue, the connection between virtue and flourishing, the connection between moral and epistemic virtues, the way in which virtues are acquired, and the possibility of attaining virtue.a Mark Alfano guides his readers through these essays (all published here for the first time), with a synthetic introduction, succinct abstracts… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-317-54161-5
EAN: 9781317541615
Produktnummer: 18407701
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 174 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Abbildungen: 2 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Mark Alfano is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. He specializes in moral psychology broadly construed, including virtue theory, decision making, ethics, and experimental philosophy. His first book was Character as Moral Fiction (2013). He has also participated in a number of interdisciplinary projects, including a quarter-million-dollar investigation of the nature, causes of, and consequences of intellectual humility.