Virtue and meaning: a Neo-Aristotelian perspective

"The revival of Aristotelian virtue ethics can be seen as a response to the modern problem of disenchantment, that is, the perceived loss of meaning in modernity. However, in Virtue and Meaning, David McPherson contends that the dominant approach still embraces an overly disenchanted view. In a...

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1. VerfasserIn: McPherson, David ca. 20./21. Jh. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch/Druck Buch
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2021
In:Jahr: 2021
Ausgabe:First paperback edition
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Tugendethik / Aristotelismus
weitere Schlagwörter:B Ethics
B Happiness
B Meaning (Philosophy)
B Virtue
B Aristotle
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Zusammenfassung:"The revival of Aristotelian virtue ethics can be seen as a response to the modern problem of disenchantment, that is, the perceived loss of meaning in modernity. However, in Virtue and Meaning, David McPherson contends that the dominant approach still embraces an overly disenchanted view. In a wide-ranging discussion, McPherson argues for a more fully re-enchanted perspective that gives better recognition to the meanings by which we live and after which we seek, and to the fact that human beings are the meaning-seeking animal. In doing so, he defends distinctive accounts of the relationship between virtue and happiness, other-regarding demands, and the significance of linking neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics with a view of the meaning of life and a spiritual life where contemplation has a central role. This book will be valuable for philosophers and other readers who are interested in virtue ethics and the perennial question of the meaning of life"--
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 196-208, Index Seite 209-221
First published 2020
ISBN:1108477887
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/9781108775151