This book describes 8 virtues that have proven problematic to virtue ethicists. Curzer offers novel accounts of all 8 difficult virtues, and demonstrates that they possess the standard features of Aristotelian virtues.
This book describes 8 virtues that have proven problematic to virtue ethicists. Curzer offers novel accounts of all 8 difficult virtues, and demonstrates that they possess the standard features of Aristotelian virtues.
Howard J. Curzer is a President's Excellence in Research Professor at Texas Tech University. His publications include Aristotle and the Virtues (Oxford UP, 2012), Virtue Ethics for the Real World: Improving Character without Idealization (Routledge, 2023), and articles on ancient philosophy, contemporary virtue ethics, the Confucian tradition, moral development, research ethics, biomedical ethics, and the Hebrew Bible.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. Introducing the Virtue of Good Timing and Some Surprising Functions of Practical Reason 3. Tolerance and Open-Mindedness Joined at the Hip 4. An Aristotelian Account of Civility 5. Tweaking Open-mindedness 6. The Mirage of Unconditional Forgiveness 7. Integrity Uncluttered 8. The Will to Power, the Ambition of the Powerless, and the Web to the Rescue 9.The Way of the Creator Detours through Cyberspace to Bypass the Gatekeepers 10. An Aristotelian Architectonic: Recapitulation, Extrapolation, and Wild Speculation. Bibliography Index
1. Introduction 2. Introducing the Virtue of Good Timing and Some Surprising Functions of Practical Reason 3. Tolerance and Open-Mindedness Joined at the Hip 4. An Aristotelian Account of Civility 5. Tweaking Open-mindedness 6. The Mirage of Unconditional Forgiveness 7. Integrity Uncluttered 8. The Will to Power, the Ambition of the Powerless, and the Web to the Rescue 9.The Way of the Creator Detours through Cyberspace to Bypass the Gatekeepers 10. An Aristotelian Architectonic: Recapitulation, Extrapolation, and Wild Speculation. Bibliography Index
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