Connecting Virtues: Advances in Ethics, Epistemology, and Political Philosophy (Metaphilosophy)

Connecting Virtues: Advances in Ethics, Epistemology, and Political Philosophy (Metaphilosophy)

by Maria Silvia Vaccarezza (Author), Michel Croce (Author)

Synopsis

Connecting Virtues examines the significant advances within the fast-growing field of virtue theory and shows how research has contributed to the current debates in moral philosophy, epistemology, and political philosophy.

  • Includes groundbreaking chapters offering cutting-edge research on the topic of the virtues
  • Provides insights into the application of the topic of virtue, such as the role of intellectual virtues, virtuous dispositions, and the value of some neglected virtues for political philosophy
  • Examines the relevance of the virtues in the current debates in social epistemology, the epistemology of education, and civic education
  • Features work from world-leading and internationally recognized philosophers working on the virtues today

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 12 Oct 2018

ISBN 10: 111952573X
ISBN 13: 9781119525738

Author Bio

MICHEL CROCE, PHD, is Early Stage Marie Curie Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and a junior researcher at the Aretai Center on Virtues. He has published a number of journal articles and book chapters in epistemology, moral philosophy, and the philosophy of education.

MARIA SILVIA VACCAREZZA, PHD, is a lecturer in ethics at the University of Genoa and a junior researcher at the Aretai Center on Virtues. She has published a number of journal articles and book chapters on several topics, including ethical naturalism, the unity of the virtues debate, moral exemplarism, and exemplarist approaches to moral education.