Before Virtue Sanford Jonathan J.
Before Virtue Sanford Jonathan J. Classical virtue ethics, exemplified by Aristotle (d. Dominant ethical theories today generally avoid the question of human nature, taking deontological…
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Before Virtue Sanford Jonathan J.
Classical virtue ethics, exemplified by Aristotle (d. Dominant ethical theories today generally avoid the question of human nature, taking deontological (non-metaphysical) or utilitarian (maximizing perceived social benefit) approaches. 322 BC), asked: what can we know of human nature and the virtues by which it is perfected in order to live well?
She critiqued contemporary ethical theories and exhorted her readers to recover central features of an Aristotelian approach. Elizabeth Anscombe's 1958 article "Modern Moral Philosophy," sparked a revival of virtue ethics. Jonathan Sanford finds that despite the common origins of contemporary virtue ethics in Anscombe, the literature varies widely not just in its scope but in its basic commitments.
What exactly is contemporary virtue ethics? In Before Virtue, Sanford develops strategies for describing contemporary virtue ethics accurately. He