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- Title
- Virtuous People, Vicious Deeds : An Introduction to Ethics
- Author
- Hooke, Alexander E.
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- Publication year
- 1998
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0767402901
- ISBN 13
- 9780767402903
- Item weight
- 2.105 pounds
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This anthology helps students view virtue ethics as a significant and philosophically interesting approach to “the good life.” With the inclusion of historical and contemporary readings, Virtuous People, Vicious Deeds captures the complex nature of a wide range of virtues and vices.
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From the Publisher
An early introduction of conduct-based approaches, integrated with articles by feminists, classic and analytic philosophers, and philosophers from non-Western cultures.
Unique, extended discussions of specific virtues and vices and essays reflecting on the personal and social importance of those virtues and vices.
A discussion of virtue ethics in relation to specific moral problems such as abortion, assisted suicide, and capital punishment.
A concluding chapter on leisure, education, and 'the good life.'
Unique, extended discussions of specific virtues and vices and essays reflecting on the personal and social importance of those virtues and vices.
A discussion of virtue ethics in relation to specific moral problems such as abortion, assisted suicide, and capital punishment.
A concluding chapter on leisure, education, and 'the good life.'
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.