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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Huvudupphovsman: Yu, Jiyuan
Materialtyp: Licensed eBooks
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: New York : Routledge, 2007.
Serie:Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory ; 7.
Länkar:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=586854
Innehållsförteckning:
  • 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.