How Should One Live Essays on the Virtues [Paperback]

The last few years have seen a remarkable revival of interest in the virtues, which have regained their central role in moral philosophy. This thought-provoking new collection is a much-needed survey of virtue ethics and virtue theory. The specially commissioned articles by an international team of philosophers represent the state of the art in this subject and will set the agenda for future work in the area. The contributors--including Lawrence Blum, John Cottingham, Julia Driver, Rosalind Hursthouse, Terence Irwin, Susan Moller Okin, Onora O'Neill, Michael Slote, Michael Stocker, and David Wiggins--cover practical virtue ethics, ancient views of the virtues, impartiality and partiality, Kant, utilitarianism, human nature, natural and artificial virtues, virtue and the good life, the vices, emotions, politics, feminism, moral education, and community.

1. Introduction. Modern moral philosophy and the virtues,Roger Crisp
2. Practical Ethics. Normative virtue ethics,Rosalind Hursthouse
3. Ancient Views. The virtues: theory and common sense in Greek philosophy,T. H. Irwin
4. Impartiality and Partiality. Partiality and the virtues,John Cottingham
5. Kant. Kant's virtues,Onora O'Neill
6. Utilitarianism. Virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and symmetry.(Michael Slote
7. Human Nature. The virtues and human nature,Julia Driver
8. Natural and Artificial Virtues. A vindication of Hume's scheme,David Wiggins
9. Virtues and the Good. Does moral virtue constitute a benefit to the agent?,Brad Hooker
10. Vices. Deadly vices?,Gabriele Taylor
11. Emotions. How emotions reveal value and help cure the schizophrenia of modern ethical theories,Michael Stocker
12. Politics. MacIntyre on modernity and how it has marginalized the virtues,Andrew Mason
13. Feminism and Moral Education. Feminism, moral development, and the virtues,Susan MollerlC(