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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rebecca Stangl (Associate Professor of Philosophy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, The University of Virginia)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 14.20cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780197508459ISBN 10: 0197508456 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 03 November 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsRebecca Stangl's contribution to virtue theory boldly changes the contours of the contemporary debate. In a highly original move, she argues that neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics can give an attractive account of supererogation. This will give rise to fertile debate, since virtue ethics is standardly taken to reject the ethical structure within which supererogation arises. This rigorously argued book takes the debate into further territory and opens up new lines of debate, for which all ethical philosophers will be grateful. -- Julia E. Annas, The University of Arizona Rebecca Stangl breaks new ground in offering a virtue ethical account of supererogation. The distinction between ordinary and extraordinary virtue allows for the possibility of an action being right without being as virtuous as possible. Based on a conception of right and wrong action in terms of the virtue and vice concepts, Stangl offers an original and highly plausible approach to a perennial difficult issue in ethical theory: the analysis of both supererogation and suberogation. -- Christine Swanton, University of Auckland This book makes a strong case for the existence of a novel virtue Stangl calls 'self-cultivation.' Unlike the conception of virtue in traditional Aristotelian virtue ethics, this virtue is realistic for the aspirations of human beings, who even in the best cases are never perfect. Written in an engaging style and addressing a timely topic, Stangl presents a framework that explains why the self-improvement ordinary people can be classified as virtuous as well as the acts of the heroic and saintly. -- Linda Zagzebski, University of Oklahoma Author InformationRebecca Stangl is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Virginia. She specializes in contemporary virtue ethics, and her recent work has appeared in such leading journals as Ethics, Philosophical Quarterly, and The Hastings Center Report, as well as several edited collections from Oxford University Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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