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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 249 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0199207518 9780199207510 9780191525896 0191525898 9780191708824 0191708828 1280845716 9781280845710 9786610845712 6610845719 1435621328 9781435621329 |