The Supremacy of Love: An Agape-Centered Vision of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
The Supremacy of Love: An Agape-Centered Vision of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics
Silverman, Eric J.
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9781793608857, Publication Date: Tue, June 1, 2021, Type: Paperback ,
join & start selling
description
0Thirty-five years ago Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue established virtue ethics as a major challenger to competing visions of morality, but there is still considerable disagreement concerning which version of virtue ethics provides the best approach. The Supremacy of Love describes and advocates an agape-centered vision of Aristotelian virtue ethics that portrays love as the most important moral virtue, and the goals of love as a partial constituent of every genuine virtue. This structural improvement to Aristotelian virtue ethics-found originally in the ethics of Thomas Aquinas-enables this account to address several controversial topics in contemporary virtue ethics, including why the virtues cannot be used badly, in what sense is there a unity between the virtues, how the virtues benefit the virtuous person, and how virtues provide action guidance. Eric J. Silverman demonstrates how and why a distinctly love-centered approach to virtue ethics should make the view widely attractive in comparison to alternative accounts of virtue ethics, duty based deontological theories, as well as results-based consequentialist views.
reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

listens & views

JOYAS DEL FOLKLORE

by PATAGONIA,RUBEN

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$14.99

LIGHT YEAR (UK)

by INNER SPACES AND DAVID DORUZKA

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$15.99

UNSUNG HEROES TESTIFY

by PETERSON,MARK

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$17.99

BRIGHT CUT ACROSS VELVET SKY

by AD-VER-SARY

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$6.75

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.