This book argues that the question posed by virtue theories, namely, “what kind of person should I be?” provides a more promising approach to moral question

Virtue is among the most venerable concepts in philosophy, and has recently seen a major revival. However, new challenges to conceptions of virtue have also ari

This book argues that the question posed by virtue theories, namely, “what kind of person should I be?” provides a more promising approach to moral question

Are there key respects in which character and character defects are voluntary? Can agents with serious vices be rational agents? Jonathan Jacobs answers in the

We like to think of ourselves and our friends and families as pretty good people. The more we put our characters to the test, however, the more we see that we a