Virtue Ethics: An Introduction

by Richard Taylor and Richard Taylor

Book Overview

In this fresh evaluation of Western ethics, noted philosopher Richard Taylor argues that philosophy must return to the classical notion of virtue as the basis of ethics. To ancient Greek and Roman philosophers, ethics was chiefly the study of how individuals attain personal excellence, or "virtue," defined as intellectual sophistication, wisdom, strength of character, and creativity. With the ascendancy of the Judeo-Christian ethic, says Taylor, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573929433
• ISBN13: 9781573929431
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"