Eudaimonic ethics : the philosophy and psychology of living well
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Eudaimonic ethics : the philosophy and psychology of living well
（Routledge studies in ethics and moral theory, 27）
Routledge, 2014
- : [hardcover]
Available at 4 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-179) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book, Lorraine Besser-Jones develops a eudaimonistic virtue ethics based on a psychological account of human nature. While her project maintains the fundamental features of the eudaimonistic virtue ethical framework-virtue, character, and well-being-she constructs these concepts from an empirical basis, drawing support from the psychological fields of self-determination and self-regulation theory. Besser-Jones's resulting account of "eudaimonic ethics" presents a compelling normative theory and offers insight into what is involved in being a virtuous person and "acting well." This original contribution to contemporary ethics and moral psychology puts forward a provocative hypothesis of what an empirically-based moral theory would look like.
Table of Contents
1. Moderate Psychological Realism 2. Innate Psychological Needs 3. Sociability 4. Autonomy, Identification, and Morality 5. A Complex Account of Character 6. An Instrumental Theory of Virtue 7. Practical Reason, Goal Pursuit, and Acting Well 8. Value Fulfillment 9. Acting Well 10. Virtuous Agency
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