This ground–breaking and lucid contribution to the vibrant field ofvirtue ethics focuses on the influential work of Hume andNietzsche, providing fresh perspectives on their philosophies and acompelling account of their impact on the development of virtueethics. A ground–breaking text that moves the field of virtue ethicsbeyond ancient moral theorists and examines the highly influentialethical work of Hume and Nietzsche from a virtue ethicsperspective Contributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understandingof Hume s and Nietzsche s ethics Skilfully bridges the gap between continental and analyticalphilosophy Lucidly written and clearly organized, allowing students tofocus on either Hume or Nietzsche Written by one of the most important figures contributing tovirtue ethics today INDICE: Preface ix.Introduction xi.Part I: A Virtue Ethical Map 1.Chapter 1 Interpretation as a Map 3.Chapter 2 Hume and Nietzsche as Response Dependence Virtue Ethicists 19.Part II: The Virtue Ethics of Hume 43.Chapter 3 Can Hume Be Both a Sentimentalist and a Virtue Ethicist? 45.Chapter 4 Hume and the Problem of Justice as a Virtue 70.Chapter 5 What Kind of Virtue Ethicist Is Hume? 87.Part III: The Virtue Ethics of Nietzsche 109.Chapter 6 Can Nietzsche Be Both a Virtue Ethicist and an Egoist? 111.Chapter 7 Can Nietzsche Be Both a Virtue Ethicist and an Existentialist? 135.Chapter 8 What Kind of Virtue Ethicist Is Nietzsche? 157.Part IV: New Directions 179.Chapter 9 Humean Virtue Ethics: Virtue Ethics of Love 181.Chapter 10 Nietzschean Virtue Ethics: Virtue Ethics of Becoming 195.Bibliography 212.Index 222
- ISBN: 978-1-118-93939-0
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 08/05/2015
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