Virtue Ethics: A Critical Reader

by Daniel Statman

Book Overview

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 theory, virtue ethics is currently enjoying an increase in interest. This is the first book to focus directly on the subject. It provides a clear, systematic introduction to the area and houses under one cover a collection of the central articles published on the debate over the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748608966
• ISBN13: 9780748608966
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.