Virtue and meaning : a Neo-Aristotelian perspective /

The revival of Aristotelian virtue ethics can be seen as a response to the modern problem of disenchantment, that is, the perceived loss of meaning in modernity. However, in Virtue and Meaning, David McPherson contends that the dominant approach still embraces an overly disenchanted view. In a wide-...

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Main Author: McPherson, David (Assistant Professor of Philosophy) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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