Understanding Virtue Ethics

Name: Understanding Virtue Ethics
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Virtue ethics which focuses upon the character of moral agents more than on the moral status of their actions or the consequences of those actions, has become an important and stimulating areas of contemporary ethical theory. This title gives an introduction that provides an overview of the history of virtue ethics from Aristotle to Nietzsche. > More and more philosophers have advocated varieties of virtue-based ethics that challenge moral theory traditionally founded on moral obligation and the delineation of what is right or wrong in given situations. Virtue ethics, which focuses upon the character of moral agents more than on the moral status of their actions or the consequences of those actions, has become one of the most important and stimulating areas of contemporary ethical theory. \""Understanding Virtue Ethics\"" is an accessible and lively introduction to the subject. It provides a broad overview of the history of virtue ethics from Aristotle to Nietzsche as well as examin.