Character, virtue theories, and the vices
Exploring the area of virtue theories, this text argues that the main question they pose, namely, “what kind of person should I be?” provides a more promising approach to moral questions than deontological or consequentialist moral theories.
VIII, 261 p. ; 23 cm
9781551112251, 1551112256
912323498
Introduction1 Human Nature and EthicsHuman NatureNaturalized EthicsTeleology and Naturalistic Explanations2 Virtues and VicesVirtuesVices and Kinds of Bad PersonsVirtues and Vices and Human Flourishing3 The Role of Character in Virtue TheoriesCharacter: Naturalistic, Ethical, MetaphysicalThe Explanatory Roles of Virtue and Character in Virtue TheoriesTheoretically Problematic IssuesResponsibility for Character‘Character’ as a Normative TermCharacter-Construction and the Requirement of Self-Conscious Awareness4 Moral Theories and the VicesThe Implications for a Moral Theory of Assessing Persons Rather than ActionsTraditional Explanations of Bad BehaviorVirtue Theoretic Accounts of Wrong-Doing5 Functional GoodnessHuman Nature and Good PersonsVices: Intellectual and Moral DeficienciesWickedness6 Practical Reasoning and The Unity of a Good Human LifeHuman Nature and Meaningful ChoicesPractical Reasoning and its Place in Ethical Theories7 Some Particular VicesCrueltyHypocrisyEnvySelfishness8 Ethical JudgementsMoralizing PerfectionismsJudging: Admonishment and BlameCharacter-Types and EthicsEndnotesBibliographyIndex