The Moral Psychology of the Virtues
Author: N. J. H. Dent
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1984-07-19
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780521257268
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Author: N. J. H. Dent
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1984-07-19
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780521257268
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christian B. Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 0199674361
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChristian Miller explores ethical implications of his new theory of character, which holds that our characters are made up of mixed traits with some morally positive and some morally negative aspects. He examines whether judgements of character are systematically erroneous, and assesses the challenge to virtue ethics from scepticism about virtue.
Author: Owen Flanagan
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1993-08-26
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780262560740
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany philosophers believe that normative ethics is in principle independent of psychology. By contrast, the authors of these essays explore the interconnections between psychology and moral theory. They investigate the psychological constraints on realizable ethical ideals and articulate the psychological assumptions behind traditional ethics. They also examine the ways in which the basic architecture of the mind, core emotions, patterns of individual development, social psychology, and the limits on human capacities for rational deliberation affect morality.
Author: Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0190655844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Exemplarist Moral Theory of Linda Zagzebski presents an original moral theory based on direct reference to exemplars of goodness, whom we identify through the emotion of admiration. Using examples of heroes, saints, and sages, she shows how narratives of exemplars and empirical work on the most admirable persons can be incorporated into the theory to serve both theoretical and practical purposes.
Author: Kristján Kristjánsson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-09-23
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 1107292395
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPositive psychology is one of the biggest growth industries in the discipline of psychology. At the present time, the subfield of 'positive education' seems poised to take the world of education and teacher training by storm. In this first book-length philosophical study of positive psychology, Professor Kristján Kristjánsson subjects positive psychology's recent inroads into virtue theory and virtue education to sustained conceptual and moral scrutiny. Professor Kristjánsson's interdisciplinary perspective constructively integrates insights, evidence and considerations from social science and philosophy in a way that is easily accessible to the general reader. He offers an extended critique of positive psychology generally and 'positive education' in particular, exploring the philosophical assumptions, underpinnings and implications of these academic trends in detail. This provocative book will excite anyone interested in cutting-edge research on positive psychology and on the virtues that lie at the intersection of psychology, philosophy of mind, moral philosophy, education, and daily life.
Author: Mark Alfano
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-08-29
Total Pages: 317
ISBN-13: 1107074150
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExamines Nietzsche's thinking on the virtues using a combination of close reading and digital analysis.
Author: Valerie Tiberius
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-30
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1136304371
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first philosophy textbook in moral psychology, introducing students to a range of philosophical topics and debates such as: What is moral motivation? Do reasons for action always depend on desires? Is emotion or reason at the heart of moral judgment? Under what conditions are people morally responsible? Are there self-interested reasons for people to be moral? Moral Psychology: A Contemporary Introduction presents research by philosophers and psychologists on these topics, and addresses the overarching question of how empirical research is (or is not) relevant to philosophical inquiry.
Author: Patrick Lee Plaisance
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-07-17
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1134596219
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work establishes a contemporary profile of virtue in professional media practice. Author Patrick Lee Plaisance examines the experiences, perspectives, moral stances, and demographic data of two dozen professional exemplars in journalism and public relations. Plaisance conducted extensive personal "life story" interviews and collected survey data to assess the exemplars’ personality traits, ethical ideologies, moral reasoning skills and perceived workplace climate. The chosen professionals span the geographic United States, and include Pulitzer Prize winners and trendsetting PR corporate executives, ranging from rising stars to established veterans. Their thoughts, opinions, and experiences provide readers with an insider’s perspective on the thought process of decision makers in media. The unique observations in this volume will be stimulating reading for practitioners, researchers, and students in journalism and public relations. Virtue in Media establishes a key benchmark, and sets an agenda for future research into the moral psychology of media professionals.
Author: Daniel C. Russell
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2009-04-30
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 0191609900
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most important developments in modern moral philosophy is the resurgence of interest in the virtues. In this new book, Daniel Russell explores two important hopes for such an approach to moral thought: that starting from the virtues should cast light on what makes an action right, and that notions like character, virtue, and vice should yield a plausible picture of human psychology. Russell argues that the key to each of these hopes is an understanding of the cognitive and deliberative skills involved in the virtues. If right action is defined in terms of acting generously or kindly, then these virtues must involve skills for determining what the kind or generous thing to do would be on a given occasion. Likewise, Russell argues that understanding virtuous action as the intelligent pursuit of virtuous goals yields a promising picture of the psychology of virtue. This book develops an Aristotelian account of the virtue of practical intelligence or 'phronesis'—an excellence of deliberating and making choices—which Russell argues is a necessary part of every virtue. This emphasis on the roots of the virtues in the practical intellect contrasts with ambivalence about the practical intellect in much recent work on the virtues—a trend Russell argues is ultimately perilous for virtue theory. This book also takes a penetrating look at issues like the unity of the virtues, responsibility for character, and that elusive figure, 'the virtuous person'. Written in a clear and careful manner, Practical Intelligence and the Virtues will appeal to philosophers and students alike in moral philosophy and moral psychology.
Author: Matt Stichter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-10-04
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 1108472370
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProposes that virtues are skills that we can work on improving, using psychological research on self-regulation and expertise.