Philippa Foot on Goodness and Virtue

Philippa Foot on Goodness and Virtue edited by John Hacker-Wright.

This volume focuses on controversial issues that stem from Philippa Foot’s later writings on natural goodness which are at the center of contemporary discussions of virtue ethics. The chapters address questions about how Foot relates judgments of moral goodness to human nature, how Foot understands...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hacker-Wright, John (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Philosophers in Depth
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ethics.
Modern philosophy.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Summary:This volume focuses on controversial issues that stem from Philippa Foot’s later writings on natural goodness which are at the center of contemporary discussions of virtue ethics. The chapters address questions about how Foot relates judgments of moral goodness to human nature, how Foot understands happiness, and addresses objections to her framework from the perspective of empirical biology. The volume will be of value to any student or scholar with an interest in virtue ethics and analytic moral philosophy.
Physical Description:XIII, 317 p. online resource.
ISBN:9783319912561
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-91256-1

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