In recent decades, many philosophers have considered the strengths and weaknesses of a
virtue-centered approach to moral theory. Much less attention has been given to how such …

The use of the term" applied ethics" to denote a particular field of moral inquiry (distinct from
but related to both normative ethics and meta-ethics) is a relatively new phenomenon. The …

This collection provides readings from five classic thinkers with importantly distinct
approaches to virtue theory, along with five new essays from contemporary thinkers that …

Virtue ethics has emerged as a distinct field within moral theory-whether as an alternative
account of right action or as a conception of normativity which departs entirely from the …

Abstract Virtue and Psychology: Pursuing Excellence in Ordinary Practices by Fowers
(2005) represents the most extensive effort to date to mine the resources of virtue ethics for …

Working Virtue is the first substantial collective study of virtue theory and contemporary
moral problems. Leading figures in ethical theory and applied ethics discuss topics in …

This volume provides a clear and accessible overview of central concepts, positions, and
arguments in virtue ethics today. While it focuses primarily on Aristotelian virtue ethics, it also …

Rethinking Virtue Ethics offers a model of Aristotelian virtue ethics based on a deductive
paradigm. This book argues that, contrary to what many contemporary thinkers are inclined …

From Morality to Virtue offers the first full-scale foundational account of virtue ethics to have
appeared in this century. It defends a form of virtue ethics with enough structure to allow …

Virtue ethics has since blossomed. Not only have major monographs that develop versions
of virtue ethics appeared, such as those by Michael Slote, Christine Swanton, Daniel C …