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"For those interested in the contemporary and ongoing developments in moral philosophy, this is an indispensable volume of essays....this volume brings together in one convenient and valuable form, some of the most important and influential writings on the subject of virtue theory from the last few decades....this volume is an important asset for those interested in that movement."--Teaching Philosophy
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The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently available to the university student or the general reader. The editors of each volume contribute an introductory essay on the items chosen and on the questions with which they deal. A selective bibliography is appended as a guide to further reading. This volume brings together much of the strongest and most influential work undertaken in the field of virtue ethics over the last four decades. The ethics of virtue predominated in the ancient world, and recent moral philosophy has seen a revival of interest in virtue ethics as a rival to Kantian and utilitarian approaches to morality. Divided into four sections, it includes articles critical of other traditions; early attempts to offer a positive vision of virtue ethics; some later criticisms of the revival of virtue ethics; and, finally, some recent, more theoretically ambitious essays in virtue ethics. This collection should appeal not only to students and others seeking a wider knowledge of contemporary developments in moral philosophy, but to professional philosophers as well.
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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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ethics has moved away from action based formualtions of ethics (namely kantian ethics and utilitarianism), and has returned back to asking 'how we should live'. this has produced a return to the aristotloean concept of virtues. this book depicts this change in modern ethics and brings together essays that discuss the most important issues in modern virtue ethics.
crisp intriduction is a good summary of the whole book. it is clear that virtue ethics is still being formulated and so a lot of the content of this book i suspect will be rejected over time. despite this, this book is the best available in bringing together the debates that are currently going on.
in summary if you are studying or are interested in virtue ethics you have to buy this book, but be prepared to criticise what you read.
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Nearly all the papers in this collection are already widely recognized as the modern classics of virtue ethics -- or the classics of the modern virtue ethics. The intro by Profs. Crisp and Slote is also valuable. If you wish to be informed about the developments in contemporary moral philosophy, you should buy and study this book.
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Virtue Ethics edited by Roger Crisp and Michael Slote is an installment in the Oxford Readings in Philosophy Series. The text includes a collection of contemporary essays on the theme on virtue ethics.
The field of normative ethics is centered on questions of moral behavior. In particular, it is concerned with "ought-type" questions. How ought individuals behave, and, what factors or principles ought to guide these actions? With regard to this latter question, there have traditionally been three broad opinions as to the appropriate determinants of moral behavior; the nature of the action (deontological ethics), the anticipated outcome of the action (consequentialist ethics) and the character of the actor (virtue ethics).
Deontological ethics is a rule-based approach wherein behavior is seen to be guided by obligations to perform, or to abstain from performing certain acts as a result of their intrinsic value. In this view an action such as truth telling would be prescribed on the basis that truthfulness is perceived as being inherently good. Similar to the deontological model, consequentialism is also a rule-based methodology, the key difference being that in this case the appropriateness of actions are assessed in light of their anticipated outcomes rather than their inherent quality. From a consequentialist standpoint, truth telling would be prescribed on the basis of its expected results. Finally, in contrast to these externally validated approaches, virtue ethics places the onus for ethical behavior on the agent as opposed to the action. In this view a person would tell the truth because truth telling is an integral aspect of good moral character.
Although a handy compilation, most of the essays in this collection have been previously published - potential purchasers may wish to look at the on-line table of contents prior to buying. A few comments from my perspective, the contributions by Anscombe, Crisp, MacIntyre and Schneewind are particularly valuable and well done. The essay by Slote was weaker, and the pieces by Husthouse and Baier have too narrow a western feminist approach to suit an introductory text. On a more trivial point, although I have enjoyed this series by Oxford, the texts (paperbacks) would be more appealing in a slightly larger font - it is a bit of an eye test as is.
Overall, I recommend this text for readers seeking and introduction to modern virtue ethics. The book may be most enjoyable to readers with some knowledge of normative ethics.
The field of normative ethics is centered on questions of moral behavior. In particular, it is concerned with "ought-type" questions. How ought individuals behave, and, what factors or principles ought to guide these actions? With regard to this latter question, there have traditionally been three broad opinions as to the appropriate determinants of moral behavior; the nature of the action (deontological ethics), the anticipated outcome of the action (consequentialist ethics) and the character of the actor (virtue ethics).
Deontological ethics is a rule-based approach wherein behavior is seen to be guided by obligations to perform, or to abstain from performing certain acts as a result of their intrinsic value. In this view an action such as truth telling would be prescribed on the basis that truthfulness is perceived as being inherently good. Similar to the deontological model, consequentialism is also a rule-based methodology, the key difference being that in this case the appropriateness of actions are assessed in light of their anticipated outcomes rather than their inherent quality. From a consequentialist standpoint, truth telling would be prescribed on the basis of its expected results. Finally, in contrast to these externally validated approaches, virtue ethics places the onus for ethical behavior on the agent as opposed to the action. In this view a person would tell the truth because truth telling is an integral aspect of good moral character.
Although a handy compilation, most of the essays in this collection have been previously published - potential purchasers may wish to look at the on-line table of contents prior to buying. A few comments from my perspective, the contributions by Anscombe, Crisp, MacIntyre and Schneewind are particularly valuable and well done. The essay by Slote was weaker, and the pieces by Husthouse and Baier have too narrow a western feminist approach to suit an introductory text. On a more trivial point, although I have enjoyed this series by Oxford, the texts (paperbacks) would be more appealing in a slightly larger font - it is a bit of an eye test as is.
Overall, I recommend this text for readers seeking and introduction to modern virtue ethics. The book may be most enjoyable to readers with some knowledge of normative ethics.
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