Ethical excellence philosophers, psychologists, and real-life exemplars show us how to achieve it /
"Combines insights from philosophy, psychology, and the biographies of ordinary people to identify principles to guide our ethical development and provide concrete models for an ethical life"--
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| 格式: | Licensed eBooks |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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Washington, D.C. :
The Catholic University of America Press
[2021]
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| 在線閱讀: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1f884bh |
書本目錄:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1: Foundations of Ethical Excellence
- 1. Theoretical Foundations: Ethical Excellence and the Good Life
- 2. Practical Foundations: Recognizing Your Potential
- 3. Personal Foundations: Willpower
- Part 2: Knowing Yourself: The Good, the Not-So-Good, and the Potentially Good
- 4. Examining Your Life
- 5. Refusing to Rationalize
- 6. Honesty: The Courage to Tell the Truth
- Part 3: Fixing Your Flaws: Broadening Your View and Taming Your Inner Beast
- 7. Broadening Your View
- 8. Temperance: Taming Your Inner Beast
- 9. Perseverance: The Strength to Keep Going
- Part 4: Good Thing It's Not All about You: Understanding, Humility, and Learning by Example
- 10. Understanding Others
- 11. Identifying Role Models: Positive and Negative
- 12. Humility: Living with Your Limits
- Part 5: Giving People What They Deserve: What You Owe Your Parents, Your Benefactors, and People in General
- 13. Justice: Treating People Rightly
- 14. Piety: Revering Your Roots
- 15. Gratitude: Acknowledging Goodness
- Part 6: Extending Goodness: Next Door, across the World, and Everywhere in Between
- 16. Friendship: Keeping Good Company
- 17. Befriending the World
- 18. Benevolence and Generosity: The Most Lovable Virtues
- Part 7: Pursuing Wisdom-and What to Do until You Find It
- 19. Tying It All Together: Practical Wisdom and Ethical Virtue
- 20. When All Else Fails...
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.