Virtue, vice, and value

What are virtue and vice, and how do they relate to other moral properties such as goodness and rightness? Thomas Hurka defends a distinctive perfectionist view according to which the virtues are higher-level intrinsic goods, ones that involve morally appropriate attitudes to other, independent good...

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Hovedforfatter: Hurka, Thomas
Andre forfattere: Thomas Hurka
Sprog:Undetermined
English
Udgivet: Oxford,New York Oxford University Press
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Summary:What are virtue and vice, and how do they relate to other moral properties such as goodness and rightness? Thomas Hurka defends a distinctive perfectionist view according to which the virtues are higher-level intrinsic goods, ones that involve morally appropriate attitudes to other, independent goods and evils. He develops this highly original view in detail and argues for its superiority over rival views, including those given by virtue ethics
Fysisk beskrivelse:ix, 272 p.
ill.
25 cm
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-264) and index
ISBN:0195137167
9780195137163