{"product_id":"virtue-ethics-a-contemporary-introduction-paperback","title":"Virtue Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLiezl Van Zyl\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume provides a clear and accessible overview of central concepts, positions, and arguments in virtue ethics today. While it focuses primarily on Aristotelian virtue ethics, it also includes discussion of alternative forms of virtue ethics (sentimentalism and pluralism) and competing normative theories (consequentialism and deontology).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first six chapters are organized around central questions in normative ethics that are of particular concern to virtue ethicists and their critics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is virtue ethics?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat makes a trait a virtue?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs there a link between virtue and happiness?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is involved in being well-motivated?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is practical wisdom?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat makes an action right?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last four chapters focus on important challenges or objections to virtue ethics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan virtue ethics be applied to particular moral problems?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes virtue ethics ultimately rely on moral principles? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan it withstand the situationist critique?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are the prospects for an environmental virtue ethics?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLiezl van Zyl is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. She works primarily in ethics, in particular virtue ethics and applied ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47345132241145,"sku":"9780415836166","price":90.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bjRhdWYrRUUwaEsrTGNNVi9IV2w0Zz09.webp?v=1769742414","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/virtue-ethics-a-contemporary-introduction-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}