Character

New York, US: Oup Usa (1991)
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Politicians, preachers, and ordinary people speak often of character; psychologists study `personality', used as a term of art with meanings close to `character'. Most ethical philosophers in the last two hundred years, on the other hand, have not had much to say about character. This book attempts to understand character and to refocus ethical philosophy so that character is central.

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BJ1521.K87 1991

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9780195096545   0195096541   019506870X   9780199852918
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Ethical Theory and Choice

This chapter explores ways in which an ethical theory can develop through time and, in particular, variations in Kantian ethical theories. The chapter argues that a Kantian could say that we have duties to particular people as part of ongoing commitments, but an adequate and sufficient acc... see more

The Place of Character in Ethics

This chapter attempts to examine the place of character in ethical philosophy. For the reason that of our ability to put ourselves in one another's places while taking most elements of our own characters as given, there is a strong tendency not to think of the relevance of character to the... see more

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