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Moral Virtue and Nature Dr Stephen R. Brown

Moral Virtue and Nature By Dr Stephen R. Brown

Moral Virtue and Nature by Dr Stephen R. Brown


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Argues that a good human being is one who has those traits the possession of which enables someone to achieve those ends natural to beings like us. This book shows that neither 'is-ought' gaps, nor objections concerning teleology pose insurmountable problems for naturalistic virtue ethics.

Moral Virtue and Nature Summary

Moral Virtue and Nature: A Defense of Ethical Naturalism by Dr Stephen R. Brown

What make someone a good human being? Is there an objective answer to this question, an answer that can be given in naturalistic terms? For ages philosophers have attempted to develop some sort of naturalistic ethics. Against ethical naturalism, however, notable philosophers have contended that such projects are impossible, due to the existence of some sort of gap between facts and values. Others have suggested that teleology, upon which many forms of ethical naturalism depend, is an outdated metaphysical concept. This book argues that a good human being is one who has those traits the possession of which enables someone to achieve those ends natural to beings like us. Thus, the answer to the question of what makes a good human being is given in terms both objective and naturalistic. The author shows that neither 'is-ought' gaps, nor objections concerning teleology pose insurmountable problems for naturalistic virtue ethics. This work is a much needed contribution to the ongoing debate about ethical theory and ethical virtue.

Moral Virtue and Nature Reviews

In Moral Virtue and Nature, Brown tackles an interesting and important issue and his book is likely to stoke interest in the question of whether, and to what extent, a neo-Darwinian view of human nature can be made compatible with a teleological virtue ethic' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Mentioned -The Chronicle Review, September 5, 2008

About Dr Stephen R. Brown

Stephen R. Brown is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Briar Cliff University, USA. He has previously published widely on Virtue Ethics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; 1. Ethical Naturalism; 2. Natural Teleology; 3. Good Human Beings; 4. Facts and values; 5. Moral Virtue and Nature; Works Cited.

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NPB9780826498717
9780826498717
082649871X
Moral Virtue and Nature: A Defense of Ethical Naturalism by Dr Stephen R. Brown
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2008-04-10
160
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