Virtue ethics
By: Nafsika Athanassoulis
Series: Bloomsbury ethics
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9781441118196; 9781441126726; 9781441140043; 9781441162878
Subjects: Ethics; Virtue
Description: Exploring how contemporary moral philosophy has tackled the issue of 'character', this is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to virtue ethics. Looking back to Aristotle and considering the work of key contemporary thinkers such as MacIntyre and McDowell, this book critically explores the historical development of the field and competing accounts within it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.