{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-virtue-ethics-9781138478220","title":"The Routledge Companion to Virtue Ethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirtue ethics is on the move both in Anglo-American philosophy and in the rest of the world. This volume uniquely emphasizes non-Western varieties of virtue ethics at the same time that it includes work in the many different fields or areas of philosophy where virtue ethics has recently spread its wings. Just as significantly, several chapters make comparisons between virtue ethics and other ways of approaching ethics or political philosophy or show how virtue ethics can be applied to real world problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Virtue Ethics goes global with this collection, which explores, with impressive depth, much unfamiliar territory.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosalind Hursthouse, University of Auckland, New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This remarkable volume is unique in approaching the topic of virtue ethics from a truly global perspective: global in terms of the refreshing and long overdue inclusion of non-Western traditions as well as in terms of disciplines, topics, and philosophical commitments. The choice of authors is outstanding and together their contributions broaden, deepen, and offer much needed nuance to our understanding and appreciation of the history, practice, challenges, and contemporary relevance of virtue ethics.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip J. Ivanhoe, City University of Hong Kong, China\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A rich and stimulating collection spanning contemporary and historical approaches, with impressive coverage of both theoretical and applied issues and an unusually wide cultural reach.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cottingham, Professor Emeritus at Reading University, UK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003ci\u003eLorraine Besser-Jones and Michael Slote \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. History of Virtue Ethics \u003c\/b\u003e1. Plato and the Ethics of Virtue \u003ci\u003eNicholas White \u003c\/i\u003e2. Aristotle's Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eDorothea Frede \u003c\/i\u003e3.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Stoic Theory of Virtue \u003ci\u003eTad Brennan \u003c\/i\u003e4. Hindu Virtue Ethics\u003ci\u003e Roy W. Perrett and Glen Pettigrove\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Why Confucius’ Ethics is a Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eMay Sim \u003c\/i\u003e6.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMencius’ Virtue Ethics meets the Moral Foundations Theory: A Comparison \u003ci\u003eShirong Luo \u003c\/i\u003e7. Virtue in Buddhist Ethical Traditions \u003ci\u003eCharles Goodman 7. \u003c\/i\u003eRespect for Differences: The Daoist Virtue \u003ci\u003eYong Huang\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Xunzi and Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eEric L. Hutton \u003c\/i\u003e9. Consecrated Virtue: Augustine’s Theological Animus \u003ci\u003eJames Wetzel \u003c\/i\u003e10.\u003ci\u003e A\u003c\/i\u003equinas: Infused Virtues \u003ci\u003eAndrew Pinsent \u003c\/i\u003e11.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHume \u003ci\u003eJacqueline Taylor \u003c\/i\u003e12. Nietzsche and the Virtues\u003ci\u003e Edward Harcourt \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Contemporary Approaches \u003c\/b\u003e13.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eEudaimonistic Virtue Ethics\u003ci\u003e Liezl van Zyl \u003c\/i\u003e14.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSentimentalist Virtue Ethics\u003ci\u003e Michael L. Frazer and Michael Slote \u003c\/i\u003e15. Pluralistic Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eChristine Swanton \u003c\/i\u003e16. Varieties of Contemporary Christian Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eJennifer A. Herdt \u003c\/i\u003e17. Contemporary Confucianism \u003ci\u003eDavid Elstein \u003c\/i\u003e18. Virtue Epistemology and Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eHeather Battaly and Michael Slote \u003c\/i\u003e19. Feminist Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eKaren Stohr \u003c\/i\u003e20. Agape and Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eTimothy P. Jackson \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Critical Interactions \u003c\/b\u003e21. Kant and Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eAllen Wood \u003c\/i\u003e22.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eConsequentialist Critique of Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eJulia Driver \u003c\/i\u003e23. Virtue Ethics and Right Action: A Critique \u003ci\u003eRamon Das\u003c\/i\u003e 24.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eVirtue Ethics and Egoism \u003ci\u003eChristopher Toner \u003c\/i\u003e25.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eModels of Virtue \u003ci\u003eNancy E. Snow\u003c\/i\u003e 26.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe Situationist Critique \u003ci\u003eLorraine Besser-Jones \u003c\/i\u003e27.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eTesting the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis against Egoistic Alternatives \u003ci\u003eC. Daniel Batson \u003c\/i\u003e28. Care-Ethics and Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eNel Noddings \u003c\/i\u003e29.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eRoles and Virtues \u003ci\u003eJ. L. A. Garcia \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Applications of Virtue Ethics\u003c\/b\u003e 30.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eEnvironmental Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003ePhilip Cafaro\u003c\/i\u003e 31. World Virtue Ethics \u003ci\u003eStephen C. Angle \u003c\/i\u003e32.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eVirtue Ethics and Moral Education \u003ci\u003eRandall Curren \u003c\/i\u003e33. Virtue Ethics as Political Philosophy: The Structure of Ethical Theory in Early Chinese Philosophy\u003ci\u003e Yang Xiao\u003c\/i\u003e 34. Law and Virtue \u003ci\u003eLawrence Solum\u003c\/i\u003e 35.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eVirtue Ethics and Medicine \u003ci\u003eRebecca L. Walker \u003c\/i\u003e36.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBusiness Ethics from a Virtue-Theoretic Perspective \u003ci\u003eRobert Audi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019491377495,"sku":"9781138478220","price":45.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138478220.jpg?v=1750780427","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-virtue-ethics-9781138478220","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}