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The Pitfalls of Virtue Ethics
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Especially focusing on theories proposed by Julia Annas and Rosalind Hursthouse, he examines a multiplicity of cardinal tenets of virtue ethics by bringing five cardinal objections - namely, the self-defeating objection, the circularity objection, the moral relativism objection, the explanatory poverty objection, and the inconsistent advice objection - to bear upon them. These objections define the shape, scope, and substance of the book. Collectively, they unveil several fault lines, a few hitherto unsuspected. Sarkar argues that notwithstanding the novel, intriguing answers to old, familiar ethical questions, the answers are so fraught with difficulties, that virtue ethics - as a philosophical moral tradition - is best seen as badly in need of repair and reformation. Perhaps, this book may provoke a Renaissance in the field of virtue ethics.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2025-09-04
Publication Date:
2025-09-04
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN13:
9798765144466
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Weight:
661 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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