Moral Cultivation: Essays on the Development of Character and VirtueBrad K. Wilburn Lexington Books, 2007 - 159 páginas The volume Moral Cultivation explores an overlooked topic in the renewed interest in virtue ethics, the concept of moral cultivation. While the study of virtue ethics focuses on the concept of virtue itself, an exploration of moral cultivation explores the process of attaining that virtue. The essays in this collection explore the question: How do we develop good character? Brad Wilburn has brought together a range of moral perspectives on this issue. Drawing on many different traditions, the essayists employ many schools of thought and thinkers regarding this issue, including: the Confucian tradition, Ancient Greek philosophy, Classical Rabbinic thought, the moral theory of Hume, and the imperatives of Kant. Although the essays cover a wide breadth, the focus is on a few basic questions: What does moral cultivation look like? What parts of us need to be cultivated and what methods should be used? How do moral theories connect with this aspect of our moral experience? Moral Cultivation is a great contribution to the study of virtue ethics. It is a rewarding volume for all levels of thinkers and students with an interest in philosophy or ethics. |
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... Kantian ideas to describe and argue for a moral duty to de- velop ourselves , even in non - moral ways . There are at least two benefits that this breadth of perspectives provides . First of all , it brings out the widespread nature of ...
... Kantian ideas to describe and argue for a moral duty to de- velop ourselves , even in non - moral ways . There are at least two benefits that this breadth of perspectives provides . First of all , it brings out the widespread nature of ...
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... Kantian claim that the duty to improve ourselves is an im- perfect duty . That is , we have some leeway in deciding what to develop and how much attention we will devote to that development . This does not mean , how- ever , that these ...
... Kantian claim that the duty to improve ourselves is an im- perfect duty . That is , we have some leeway in deciding what to develop and how much attention we will devote to that development . This does not mean , how- ever , that these ...
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... Kant : to cultivate ourselves and to promote the happiness of others . ( Johnson , 129-30 ) Second , even within a community devoted to moral cultivation , care must be taken to avoid jealousy and other emotions that can un- dermine the ...
... Kant : to cultivate ourselves and to promote the happiness of others . ( Johnson , 129-30 ) Second , even within a community devoted to moral cultivation , care must be taken to avoid jealousy and other emotions that can un- dermine the ...
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... Kant provides the right answers to these questions . In grounding this duty , the central Kantian idea is that this duty is a duty to oneself and that failing to cultivate oneself is failing to respect one's hu- manity . Johnson ...
... Kant provides the right answers to these questions . In grounding this duty , the central Kantian idea is that this duty is a duty to oneself and that failing to cultivate oneself is failing to respect one's hu- manity . Johnson ...
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... Kant's account of a duty to improve ourselves , Johnson does work to show how his presentation of Kant's account squares with other things Kant says . Conclusion To conclude , what these essays exemplify and argue for is that moral ...
... Kant's account of a duty to improve ourselves , Johnson does work to show how his presentation of Kant's account squares with other things Kant says . Conclusion To conclude , what these essays exemplify and argue for is that moral ...
Contenido
The Ethics of Style and Attitude | 13 |
Literature and Ethics in the Chinese Confucian Tradition | 29 |
Moral Philosophy and Moral Cultivation | 49 |
Moral SelfImprovement | 69 |
SelfCultivation and Relations with Others in Classical Rabbinic Thought | 85 |
Moral Naturalism and the Possibility of Making Ourselves Better | 101 |
SelfDevelopment as an Imperfect Duty | 125 |
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About the Contributors | |
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Moral Cultivation: Essays on the Development of Character and Virtue Brad Wilburn Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
Moral Cultivation: Essays on the Development of Character and Virtue Brad Wilburn Vista previa limitada - 2010 |
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