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Moral Heroism without Virtue

By Kyle Fruh

Moral Heroism without Virtue

By Kyle Fruh

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What is moral heroism? In this book, Kyle Fruh criticizes virtue-centric answers to this question and builds a compelling alternative theoretical view: moral heroism without virtue. Drawing on real-world examples, psychology, and moral philosophy both ancient and contemporary, he argues that in fact the central achievement of moral heroes is the performance of high-stakes sacrifices, so that moral heroism is clearly not a sign of rare moral attainment among an enlightened few, but is instead something enacted by all sorts of people from all walks of life. He also looks at the question of how we respond to moral heroism, both by honoring it and by recruiting it to our efforts at moral improvement and moral education. His book is for anyone interested in moral excellence, the long philosophical traditions which examine it, and contemporary discussions of morally outstanding actions and agents.
Product details
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2025-10-31
Publication Date:
2025-09-29
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009571508
ISBN13:
9781009571500
Weight:
482 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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