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The Definition of Moral Virtue / Yves R. Simon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©1986Description: 1 online resource (137 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780823296781
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Preface -- YVES R. SIMON ( 1903-1961) A BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 1 Modern Substitutes for Virtue -- 2 Clearing up Some Confusions -- 3 Further Necessary Distinctions -- 4 Virtue Is Not Science -- 5 The Definition of Moral Virtue -- 6 The Interdependence of Virtues -- INDEX
Summary: Yves R. Simon explores moral virtue in this piece through identifying three moral positions common in modernity that attempt to substitute the traditional concept of virtue, as well as discussing the distinction between nature and use of sources of good or evil. He also discusses the distinctions between habits and opinions, as well as the virtue and science. He gives clear examples that make this book enjoyable for readers of all levels to understand moral virtue.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Preface -- YVES R. SIMON ( 1903-1961) A BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 1 Modern Substitutes for Virtue -- 2 Clearing up Some Confusions -- 3 Further Necessary Distinctions -- 4 Virtue Is Not Science -- 5 The Definition of Moral Virtue -- 6 The Interdependence of Virtues -- INDEX

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Yves R. Simon explores moral virtue in this piece through identifying three moral positions common in modernity that attempt to substitute the traditional concept of virtue, as well as discussing the distinction between nature and use of sources of good or evil. He also discusses the distinctions between habits and opinions, as well as the virtue and science. He gives clear examples that make this book enjoyable for readers of all levels to understand moral virtue.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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