Virtue ethics has emerged from a rich history, in which both Aristotle and Aquinas have
played an important role, to become one of the fastest-growing fields in contemporary ethics …

This volume brings together much of the most influential work undertaken in the field of
virtue ethics over the last four decades. The ethics of virtue predominated in the ancient …

In the tradition of Western philosophy since the fifth century bc, the default form of ethical
theory has been some version of what is nowadays called virtue ethics. Virtue ethics is best …

" There are grounds for saying that contemporary work in virtue ethics is, if not quite in its
theoretical infancy, at least not far out of diapers. And this suggests that we should be gentle …

The central question in contemporary ethics is whether virtue can replace duty as the
primary notion in ethical theory. The subject of intense contemporary debate in ethical …

In the ancient world, virtue ethics was the dominant form of ethics, but in modern times, and
until fairly recently, virtue ethics was largely forgotten in favor of other approaches to morality …

Ever since virtue ethics in modern guise came onto the moral theoretic landscape there
have been calls for definition or at least clarification about what it is. However, offering a …

This chapter explains why virtue ethics in the latter twentieth century has taken the following
two forms: the first form orders evaluative concepts and then argues that the concept of a …

The last four decades have seen a remarkable revival of interest in the virtues, which lay at
the heart of ancient and medieval moral philosophy. This collection is the first general survey …

This book explores recent developments in ethics of virtue. While acknowledging the
Aristotelian roots of modern virtue ethics–with its emphasis on the moral importance of …