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Philosophy Ethics & Moral Philosophy

Virtue, Vice, and Value

by (author) Thomas Hurka

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2003
Category
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195158656
    Publish Date
    Jun 2003
    List Price
    $97.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780195137163
    Publish Date
    Dec 2000
    List Price
    $52.50

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What are virtue and vice, and how do they relate to other moral properties such as goodness and rightness? Thomas Hurka defends a distinctive perfectionist view according to which the virtues are higher-level intrinsic goods, ones that involve morally appropriate attitudes to other, independent goods and evils. He develops this highly original view in detail and argues for its superiority over rival views, including those given by virtue ethics.

About the author

Thomas Hurka is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calgary. From 1989–92 he wrote a weekly ethics column for The Globe and Mail.

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Editorial Reviews

"This book will be the best book on virtue since Aristotle. It will be to virtue what Sidgwick was to utilitarianism."-Brad Hooker, University of Reading

"Highly recommended for its powerful techniques, the vast range of its moral concerns, and its integration of historical understanding with contemporary theoretical issues."--Michael Slote, Mind

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