Christine Swanton offers a new, comprehensive theory of virtue ethics which addresses the major concerns of modern ethical theory from a character-based perspective. The book departs in significant ways from classical virtue ethics and neo-Aristotelianism, employing insights from Nietzsche and other sources, resulting in a highly distinctive and original brand of virtue ethics.
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Review
“Swanton’s book is likely to prove a watershed of its own…covers a comprehensive range of topics.”–Ethics
Book Description
New virtue ethics from a character-based perspective
About the Author
Christine Swanton is in the Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland.
Christine Swanton offers a new, comprehensive theory of virtue ethics which addresses the major concerns of modern ethical theory from a character-based perspective. The book departs in significant ways from classical virtue ethics and neo-Aristotelianism, employing insights from Nietzsche and other sources, resulting in a highly distinctive and original brand of virtue ethics.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“The greatest attraction of her position is likely to be her pluralism. While virtue is paramount in virtue ethics, she leaves room for other normative elements, taking to heart [the] observation that ethics should include many aspects of value, such as duty, status, good, and promotion, and not just one to the exclusion of the rest.”–Vera Lex
Book Description
New virtue ethics from a character-based perspective
About the Author
Christine Swanton is a professor of philosophy at the University of Auckland.
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