TY - BOOK AU - Hooft,Stan van TI - Understanding virtue ethics T2 - Understanding movements in modern thought SN - 9781844653706 AV - BJ1531 .H66 2006 U1 - 179.9 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Chesham [U.K.] PB - Acumen KW - Virtue KW - Ethics KW - Vertus KW - Morale KW - ethics (philosophy) KW - aat KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - Ethics & Moral Philosophy KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Tugendethik KW - gnd KW - Electronic books KW - Lehrbuch KW - swd N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index; Distinguishing virtue ethics from the ethics of duty -- Aristotle's ethics -- A brief history of virtue from the Stoics to Levinas -- Reconciling virtue and justice -- Some important virtues -- Virtues and applied ethics; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - After presenting a broad overview of the history of virtue ethics, this work explores virtues in the context of contemporary moral theory to analyse how many intractable moral dilemmas might be overcome by responsible, virtuous agents UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=929265 ER -