Virtue Theory

See also:

• Society: Philosophy: Philosophers: A: Aristotle  (69)
• Society: Philosophy: Philosophers: M: MacIntyre, Alasdair  (6)
• Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Denominations: Catholicism: Saints: T: Saint Thomas Aquinas  (38)

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- Entry in the Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy.

Buddhist Virtue Ethics and the Oneness of Practice and Attainment - - Critical review by KnutJohan Øen of Damien Keown's `The Nature of Buddhist Ethics'.

Core Values: The Problems of Justification and Motivation - - Article by Charles A. Pfaff presented at JSCOPE, an organisation concerned with the application of ethics to the military. Pfaff argues that the core values initiative casts insufficient light on practical problems, and that an account of character and virtue is needed.

Does Hume Have an Ethics of Virtue? - - Article by Marcia L. Homiak presented at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy, which argues that Hume's ethics is best seen as a virtue ethics.

Doing Military Ethics with War Literature - - Article by Robert Bonadonno presented at JSCOPE 99, arguing for the importance of lierary narrative in forming a practical appreciation of military virtue.

32 Essential Virtues - - A list of 32 basic virtues, with relevant quotes from religious, philosophic, and literary sources.

Ethics and Virtue - - Short article discussing the relationship of ethics and virtue in decision making. Appears at the Ethics Connection, a centre at Santa Clara University.

Ethics Updates: Anti-Theory - - A short survey on the views of philosophers who are skeptical of theorising in ethics.

The Exercise of Military Judgment - - Essay by David Lutz presented at JSCOPE 97, analysing the development of the character of General Douglas MacArthur from the perspective of virtue ethics.

The Four Virtues - - Dedicated to the practical applications of the virtues of courage, temperance, wisdom and justice. With sections for Eastern and Western theories.

Literature on Aristotle and Virtue Ethics - - Discussion forum, lectures, and links to texts on Aristotle's ethical theories, and a survey of its influence on modern virtue theory.

The New Dialogue - - Interesting site, concerned with the idea that there is a crisis in liberalism. Contents are structured as a Platonic dialogue, covering the works of such familiar figures as MacIntyre, Sandell and Taylor.

Review of The Virtues in Medical Practice - - By Jonathan Imber, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Virtue Epistemology - - An approach in epistemology that applies the resources of virtue theory to problems in the theory of knowledge. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by John Greco.

Virtue Ethics and Core Values - - Essay by Jeffrey R. Tiel presented at JSCOPE 99, applying the discussion on virtue ethics to the needs of the US armed services, and arguing that an account of virtue needs to be supplemented by an account of core values.

Virtue Ethics and Leadership - - Essay by Charles Pfaff presented at JSCOPE 98, which argues that virtue ethics can cast light on issues of leadership that utilitarian and rule-based systems cannot.

Virtue Ethics in the Ancient World - - Graduate seminar series organised by Cynthia Freeland at the University of Houston.

Virtue Ethics (Not Too) Simplified - - Article by Philip Cafaro presented at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy.