The ethics of Confucius and Aristotle : mirrors of virtue /

"The emergence of virtue ethics, which might be the most significant development in contemporary ethics, takes Aristotle's ethics as the most important paradigm. Aristotle's ethical thinking, in contrast to modern Western moral philosophy, starts with a reflection on human life as a w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yu, Jiyuan
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2007.
Series:Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; 7.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=586854
Table of Contents:
  • Eudaimonia, Dao, and virtue
  • Humanity : xing and ergon
  • Virtue, mean, and disposition
  • Habituation and ritualization
  • Practical wisdom and appropriateness
  • The highest good and the external goods
  • The practical and the contemplative.