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Uneasy Virtue
Taschenbuch von Julia Driver
Sprache: Englisch

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The predominant view of moral virtue can be traced back to Aristotle. He believed that moral virtue must involve intellectual excellence. To have moral virtue one must have practical wisdom - the ability to deliberate well and to see what is morally relevant in a given context. Julia Driver challenges this classical theory of virtue, arguing that it fails to take into account virtues which do seem to involve ignorance or epistemic defect. Some 'virtues of ignorance' are counterexamples to accounts of virtue which hold that moral virtue must involve practical wisdom. Modesty, for example, is generally considered to be a virtue even though the modest person may be making an inaccurate assessment of his or her accomplishments. Driver argues that we should abandon the highly intellectualist view of virtue and instead adopt a consequentialist perspective which holds that virtue is simply a character trait which systematically produces good consequences.
The predominant view of moral virtue can be traced back to Aristotle. He believed that moral virtue must involve intellectual excellence. To have moral virtue one must have practical wisdom - the ability to deliberate well and to see what is morally relevant in a given context. Julia Driver challenges this classical theory of virtue, arguing that it fails to take into account virtues which do seem to involve ignorance or epistemic defect. Some 'virtues of ignorance' are counterexamples to accounts of virtue which hold that moral virtue must involve practical wisdom. Modesty, for example, is generally considered to be a virtue even though the modest person may be making an inaccurate assessment of his or her accomplishments. Driver argues that we should abandon the highly intellectualist view of virtue and instead adopt a consequentialist perspective which holds that virtue is simply a character trait which systematically produces good consequences.
Zusammenfassung
Driver challenges Aristotle’s classical theory of virtue, arguing that it fails to take into account virtues which do seem to involve ignorance or epistemic defect. Modesty, for example, is generally considered to be a virtue even though the modest person may be making an inaccurate assessment of his or her accomplishments. She argues that we should abandon the highly intellectualist view of virtue and instead adopt a consequentialist perspective which holds that virtue is simply a character trait which systematically produces good consequences.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Aristotelian conception of virtue; 2. The virtues of ignorance; 3. Dubious virtue psychology; 4. A consequentialist theory of virtue; 5. Virtue and the will; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
Details
Genre: Importe
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521034067
ISBN-10: 052103406X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Driver, Julia
Redaktion: Sosa, Ernest
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Julia Driver
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.12.2006
Gewicht: 0,242 kg
Artikel-ID: 102080353
Zusammenfassung
Driver challenges Aristotle’s classical theory of virtue, arguing that it fails to take into account virtues which do seem to involve ignorance or epistemic defect. Modesty, for example, is generally considered to be a virtue even though the modest person may be making an inaccurate assessment of his or her accomplishments. She argues that we should abandon the highly intellectualist view of virtue and instead adopt a consequentialist perspective which holds that virtue is simply a character trait which systematically produces good consequences.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Aristotelian conception of virtue; 2. The virtues of ignorance; 3. Dubious virtue psychology; 4. A consequentialist theory of virtue; 5. Virtue and the will; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
Details
Genre: Importe
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780521034067
ISBN-10: 052103406X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Driver, Julia
Redaktion: Sosa, Ernest
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 9 mm
Von/Mit: Julia Driver
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.12.2006
Gewicht: 0,242 kg
Artikel-ID: 102080353
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