The ethics of Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), and virtue ethics in general, have seen a resurgence of interest over the past few decades. No longer do utilitarianism and Kantian ethics on their own dominate the moral landscape. In addition, Aristotelian themes fill out that landscape, with such issues as the importance of friendship and emotions in a good life, the role of moral perception in wise choice, the nature of happiness and its constitution, moral education and habituation, finding a stable home in contemporary moral debate. The essays in this volume represent the best of that debate. Taken together, they provide a close analysis of central arguments in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. But they do more than that. Each shows the enduring interest of the questions Aristotle himself subtly and complexly raises in the context of his own contemporary discussions.
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These are wonderful essays that every scholar of Aristotle, Aquinas, virtue theory, or the ethics of character will want to have. (Cates, Diana Fritz Religious Studies Review )
The book is valuable for displaying the breadth of issues taken up by contemporary scholars over the past twenty-five years in the English-speaking world. (Ethics )
An excellent contemporary collection of essays on the Ethics, covering all major dimensions of the work. (Dan O'Bryan )
An excellent selection. I hope to use it within the next few years. (Bradshaw, David )
There is more than enough here to whet the appetites of upper-division undergraduates and beginning graduate students. (E. Halper, Choice )
The book is valuable for displaying the breadth of issues taken up by contemporary scholars over the past twenty-five years in the English-speaking world. (Ethics )
An excellent contemporary collection of essays on the Ethics, covering all major dimensions of the work. (Dan O'Bryan )
An excellent selection. I hope to use it within the next few years. (Bradshaw, David )
There is more than enough here to whet the appetites of upper-division undergraduates and beginning graduate students. (E. Halper, Choice )
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Nancy Sherman is professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and the inaugural holder of the Distinguished Chair in Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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This review is from: Aristotle's Ethics: Critical Essays (Critical Essays on the Classics Series) (Paperback)
I received this book and it happened the strangest thing. The strange thing is that the cover of the book has the correct title, but once you open the book the whole content belongs to another book: James Rachels, Can Ethics provide Answers? In other words, I have Raechels'book with Sherman's cover. Be aware of this before purchasing this item. Who knows how widespread is this printing mistake?
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