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Virtue : an introduction to theory and practice / Olli-Pekka Vainio.

By: Series: Cascade companions ; 29.Publisher: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2016]Description: 1 online resource (ix , 124 pages.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498237512
  • 1498237517
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 179/.9 23
LOC classification:
  • BJ1521 .V35 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
What is virtue? -- The history of virtues -- Virtues and vices -- Applications of virtues.
Summary: Since the 1960s, the virtues have been making a comeback in various fields of study. This book offers an overview of the history of virtues from Plato to Nietzsche, discusses the philosophy and psychology of virtues, and analyzes different applications of virtue in epistemology, positive psychology, ethics, and politics. (Publisher).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-124).

What is virtue? -- The history of virtues -- Virtues and vices -- Applications of virtues.

Since the 1960s, the virtues have been making a comeback in various fields of study. This book offers an overview of the history of virtues from Plato to Nietzsche, discusses the philosophy and psychology of virtues, and analyzes different applications of virtue in epistemology, positive psychology, ethics, and politics. (Publisher).

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