Right Action as Virtuous Action
Australasian Journal of Philosophy 96 (2):241-254 (2018)
Abstract
I argue in favour of the central claim of virtue-ethical accounts of right action: that right action is virtuous action. First, I disambiguate this claim and argue for a specific interpretation of it. Second, I provide reasons to prefer target-centred over both agent-centred and motive-centred accounts of virtuous action. Third, I argue that an action is right if, only if, and because it is overall virtuous. Finally, I respond to important arguments to the contrary.Author's Profile
Reprint years
2017
DOI
10.1080/00048402.2017.1352611
My notes
Similar books and articles
Right action and the non-virtuous agent.Liezl van Zyl - 2011 - Journal of Applied Philosophy 28 (1):80-92.
That “Ought” Does Not Imply “Right”: Why It Matters for Virtue Ethics.Daniel C. Russell - 2008 - Southern Journal of Philosophy 46 (2):299-315.
The Active Contrast Between Virtue and Obligation.Laura Ann Melim - 1988 - Dissertation, Rice University
That “ought” does not imply “right”: Why it matters for virtue ethics.Daniel C. Russell - 2008 - Southern Journal of Philosophy 46 (2):299-315.
Right-Makers and the Targets of Virtue.Nicholas Smith - 2017 - Journal of Value Inquiry 51 (2):311-326.
Wisdom and Action Guidance in the Agent-Based Virtue Ethics of Aristotle.S. Thomas Sherman - 2006 - American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly 80 (4):481-506.
Contemplation and Action within the Context of the Kalon: A Reading of the Nicomachean Ethics.Michael Wiitala - 2009 - Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association 83:173-182.
Aristotle on Becoming Virtuous by Doing Virtuous Actions.Marta Jimenez - 2016 - Phronesis 61 (1):3-32.
L’éthique de la vertu et le critère de l’action correcte.Martin Gibert & Mauro Rossi - 2011 - Dialogue 50 (2):367-390.
Aristotle on Choosing Virtuous Action for its Own Sake.Yannig Luthra - 2015 - Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 96 (3):423-441.
Automaticity in Virtuous Action.Clea F. Rees & Jonathan Webber - 2014 - In Nancy E. Snow & Franco V. Trivigno (eds.), The Philosophy and Psychology of Character and Happiness. Routledge. pp. 75-90.
Virtues, Skills, and Right Action.Matt Stichter - 2011 - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 14 (1):73-86.
Analytics
Added to PP
2017-07-26
Downloads
173 (#74,610)
6 months
13 (#73,664)
2017-07-26
Downloads
173 (#74,610)
6 months
13 (#73,664)
Historical graph of downloads
Author's Profile
Citations of this work
The Intention Principle and the Doctrine of Double Effect.Amir Saemi - 2019 - Analysis 79 (1):91-99.