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Virtue, Vice, and Value

By Thomas Hurka

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2000
ISBN
0195137167, 9780195137163
Open Library ID
OL15495831M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2141879 bytes)
Pages
285\285
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

What are virtue and vice, and how do they relate to other moral properties such as goodness and rightness? Thomas Hurka defends a distinctive perfectionist view according to which the virtues are higher-level intrinsic goods, ones that involve morally appropriate attitudes to other, independent goods and evils. He develops this highly original view in detail and argues for its superiority over rival views, including those given by virtue ethics.

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