Practical Intelligence and the Virtues
ISBN-13:
9780199565795
ISBN-10:
0199565791
Edition:
1
Author:
Daniel C. Russell
Publication date:
2009
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Hardcover
460 pages
Category:
Ethics & Morality
,
Philosophy
,
Greek & Roman
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ISBN-13:
9780199565795
ISBN-10:
0199565791
Edition:
1
Author:
Daniel C. Russell
Publication date:
2009
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Hardcover
460 pages
Category:
Ethics & Morality
,
Philosophy
,
Greek & Roman
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Practical Intelligence and the Virtues (ISBN-13: 9780199565795 and ISBN-10: 0199565791), written by authors
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One of the most important developments in modern moral philosophy is the resurgence of interest in the virtues. In this new book, Daniel Russell explores two important hopes for such an approach to moral thought: that starting from the virtues should cast light on what makes an action right, and that notions like character, virtue, and vice should yield a plausible picture of human psychology. Russell argues that the key to each of these hopes is an understanding of the cognitive and deliberative skills involved in the virtues. If right action is defined in terms of acting generously or kindly, then these virtues must involve skills for determining what the kind or generous thing to do would be on a given occasion. Likewise, Russell argues that understanding virtuous action as the intelligent pursuit of virtuous goals yields a promising picture of the psychology of virtue. This book develops an Aristotelian account of the virtue of practical intelligence or 'phronesis'--an excellence of deliberating and making choices--which Russell argues is a necessary part of every virtue. This emphasis on the roots of the virtues in the practical intellect contrasts with ambivalence about the practical intellect in much recent work on the virtues--a trend Russell argues is ultimately perilous for virtue theory. This book also takes a penetrating look at issues like the unity of the virtues, responsibility for character, and that elusive figure, 'the virtuous person'. Written in a clear and careful manner, Practical Intelligence and the Virtues will appeal to philosophers and students alike in moral philosophy and moral psychology.
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