Virtue Ethics

Virtue Ethics

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Taylor, Richard
Prometheus Books
EAN: 9781573929431
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In this fresh evaluation of Western ethics, noted philosopher Richard Taylor argues that philosophy must return to the classical notion of virtue as the basis of ethics. To ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, ethics was chiefly the study of how individuals attain personal excellence, or "virtue," defined as intellectual sophistication, wisdom, strength of character, and creativity. With the ascendancy of the Judeo-Christian ethic, says Taylor, this emphasis on pride of personal worth was lost. Instead, philosophy became preoccupied with defining right and wrong in terms of a divine lawgiver, and the concept of virtue was debased to mean mere obedience to divine law. Even today, in the absence of religious belief, modern thinkers unwittingly continue this legacy by creating hairsplitting definitions of good and evil. Taylor points out that the ancients rightly understood the ultimate concern of ethics to be the search for happiness, a concept that seems to have eluded contemporary society despite unprecedented prosperity and convenience. Extolling Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Taylor urges us to reread this brilliant and still relevant treatise, especially its emphasis on an ethic of aspiration.
EAN 9781573929431
ISBN 1573929433
Typ produktu Mäkká väzba
Vydavateľ Prometheus Books
Dátum vydania 1. marca 2002
Stránky 144
Jazyk English
Rozmery 208 x 143 x 8
Krajina United States
Čitatelia Professional & Scholarly
Autori Taylor, Richard