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Current Controversies in Virtue Theory

By Mark Alfano

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
0415658209, 9780415658201
Google Books ID
wr3moQEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
497 kB (509356 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
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Time added
2024-04-29 08:07:23

Description

Virtue is among the most venerable concepts in philosophy, and has recently seen a major revival. However, new challenges to conceptions of virtue have also arisen. 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. Mark Alfano guides his readers through these essays (all published here for the first time), with a synthetic introduction, succinct abstracts of each debate, suggested further readings and study questions for each controversy, and a list of further controversies to be explored.

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