A theory of virtue : excellence in being for the good /

Presenting and defending a conception of virtue as intrinsic excellence of character, worth prizing for its own sake and not only for its benefits, this work addresses two challenges to the ancient idea of excellence of character. It offers a framework for thinking about the moral evaluation of char...

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Main Author: Adams, Robert Merrihew (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Presenting and defending a conception of virtue as intrinsic excellence of character, worth prizing for its own sake and not only for its benefits, this work addresses two challenges to the ancient idea of excellence of character. It offers a framework for thinking about the moral evaluation of character.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 249 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and indexes.
ISBN:0199207518
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