VIRTUDES ÉTICAS

Os capítulos desse livro, com certeza, fazem deste, um dos melhores livros que acabei de ler sobre a temática. Está entre os muitos que tive que ler para a redação dos trabalhos e sãos capítulos que examinam a "estrutura teórica da 'ética da virtude' e seu lugar na teoria moral contemporânea, bem como a história das abordagens da ética baseadas na virtude, o que torna essas abordagens distintas, no que elas podem dizer sobre questões práticas específicas."

Como disse, um dos melhores livros sobre a temática que acabei de ler. E, a este, do mesmo autor, outros já acrescentei para leituras futuras.

THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO VIRTUE ETHICS

“Virtue ethics has emerged from a rich history to become one of the fastest-growing fields in contemporary ethics. In this volume of newly commissioned essays, leading moral philosophers offer a comprehensive overview of virtue ethics. They examine the theoretical structure of virtue ethics and its place in contemporary moral theory, as well as the history of virtue-based approaches to ethics, what makes these approaches distinctive, what they can say about specific practical issues, and where we can expect them to go in the future. This Companion will be useful to students of virtue ethics and the history of ethics, and to others who want to understand how virtue ethics is changing the face of contemporary moral philosophy.”

Sobre o autor: Daniel C. Russell

Professor of Philosophy at the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom and the Department of Philosophy,University of Arizona, and the Percy Seymour Readerin Ancient History and Philosophy at Ormond College, University of Melbourne. He is the author of Plato on Pleasure and the Good Life (2005), Practical Intelligence and the Virtues (2009), and Happiness for Humans (2012).

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RUSSELL. Daniel C. The cambridge companion to virtue ethics. New York: Cambrige University Press, 2013.