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Virtue and Flourishing.
- Source :
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Journal of Social Philosophy . Summer2008, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p225-245. 21p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- The article discusses the claim of Neo-Aristotelian virtue ethicists called the eudaimonist thesis. The claim stresses that there is a kind of deep and enduring happiness and it is impossible without virtue. The paper presents an advanced studies from empirical psychology to support the eudaimonist thesis that is interpreted as a psychological claim, and reconsider counterexamples that have been directed against the thesis interpreted as a conceptual assertion. It discusses that refocusing the debate in the way affords a fresh perspective on a familiar philosophical landscape, and provides eudaimonist virtue ethics with a source of empirical support for its moral psychology.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00472786
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Social Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32170876
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9833.2008.00425.x