What does it mean to be a morally good person? It can be tempting to think that it is simply a matter of performing certain actions and avoiding others. And yet, there is much more to moral character than our outward actions.
We expect a good person to not only behave in certain ways, but also to experience the world in certain ways within. Pleasure, emotion, and attention are important parts of our moral character despite being involuntary inner states. Inner Virtue defends a theory of why and how such states are relevant to moral character: These states say something about what kind of person one is by manifesting our deepest cares and concerns.
| ISBN: | 9780190673383 |
| Publication date: | 4th January 2018 |
| Author: | Nicolas Bommarito |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP USA |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 208 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Moral Theory |
| Genres: |
Ethics and moral philosophy |
What does it mean to be a morally good person? It can be tempting to think that it is simply a matter of performing certain actions and avoiding others.
Inner Virtue features in the following genres: Ethics and moral philosophy
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Inner Virtue was written by Nicolas Bommarito and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP USA
Inner Virtue has 208 pages
Yes it is part of Oxford Moral Theory series