
Rethinking Virtue Ethics by Michael Winter
Running contrary to much contemporary thought, this book argues that Aristotelian virtue ethics allows for at least some action-guiding moral principles to be true unconditionally and that justifying these principles can be done within Aristotelian theory.-
The Third Law of Evolution and The Future of Life
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Responsibility and Punishment
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Moral Responsibility
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The Biotechnology Debate
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Recent Work on Intrinsic Value
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Action and Responsibility
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Ethics and Self-Knowledge
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The Importance of Assent
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Ethical Questions and International NGOs
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Tales of Research Misconduct
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From Reasons to Norms
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Freedom and Value
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Transforming Unjust Structures
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The Ethics of Proportionate Punishment
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Reasons for Action
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Emotion, Truth and Meaning
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Character, Liberty and Law
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Personal and Moral Identity
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Time and Ethics
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Moral Beliefs and Moral Theory
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Moral Responsibility and Ontology
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The Different Faces of Autonomy
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The Good Life as a Public Good
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The Repugnant Conclusion
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Ethics after Anscombe
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Trust: The Tacit Demand
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Radical Passivity
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New Perspectives on Paternalism and Health Care
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Rationality, Virtue, and Liberation
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Humiliation, Degradation, Dehumanization
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Imperceptible Harms and Benefits
MICHAEL WINTER is the author of The Architects Are Here, which was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, and The Big Why, which was shortlisted for the Trillium Book Award and longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His previous novel, The Death of Donna Whalen, was nominated for the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. His first novel, This All Happened, won the Winterset Award. He is also the recipient of The Writers' Trust Notable Author Award. He divides his time between Toronto and St. John's.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789400721920 |
| ISBN 10 | 9400721927 |
| Title | Rethinking Virtue Ethics |
| Author | Michael Winter |
| Series | Library Of Ethics And Applied Philosophy |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Year published | 2011-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 186 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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