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Virtue Ethics

- An Introduction
Af: Richard Taylor Engelsk Paperback

Virtue Ethics

- An Introduction
Af: Richard Taylor Engelsk Paperback
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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.
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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.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN-13: 9781573929431
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1573929433
Kategori: Etik og moralfilosofi
Udg. Dato: 1 mar 2002
Længde: 9mm
Bredde: 150mm
Højde: 226mm
Forlag: Prometheus Books
Oplagsdato: 1 mar 2002
Forfatter(e): Richard Taylor
Forfatter(e) Richard Taylor

Kategori Etik og moralfilosofi

ISBN-13 9781573929431

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 144

Udgave

Længde 9mm

Bredde 150mm

Højde 226mm

Udg. Dato 1 mar 2002

Oplagsdato 1 mar 2002

Forlag Prometheus Books

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