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Moral virtues [PDF]

Ethic@: an International Journal for Moral Philosophy, 2004
Although much has been published on virtues in recent years, there is still considerable uncertainty in philosophy (and even more among philosophical laymen) about the concept of a virtue and especially about moral virtues. In this article, I will try to
Georg Spielthenner
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Transhumanism, Human Moral Enhancement, and Virtues [PDF]

Religions
Moral transhumanism is a project that aims to enhance human beings by using modern technology in a morally beneficial way. This article discusses the problems and ethical dilemmas raised by transhumanism, notably whether (moral) virtues may be enhanced ...
Vojko Strahovnik, Mateja Centa Strahovnik   +1 more
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Moral Judgments, Moral Virtues, and Moral Norms

Human Affairs, 2010
Moral Judgments, Moral Virtues, and Moral Norms The paper consists of two basic parts. In the first, contemporary approaches to moral judgments and their relations with moral virtues and moral norms are analyzed. The focus is on comparing the role of the emotions and reason, and conscious and unconscious processes in forming and/or ...
Miroslav Popper
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Moral Virtues

, 2018
When we use virtue-terms to make moral evaluations of persons, attitudes, and actions, we are evaluating the quality of their responsiveness to the reasons morality gives us. A convincing vindication of that claim needs to provide a detailed account of which virtues respond to which reasons.
Garrett Cullity
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Aristotle’s Attainable and Attributable Phronimos

Philosophies
Unlike many philosophers in the last quarter of the 20th century, many current scholars of Aristotle are less critical of the doctrine of the reciprocity of the virtues.
Shane D. Drefcinski
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Ecological Virtuous Selves: Towards a Non-Anthropocentric Environmental Virtue Ethic?

Philosophies
Existing predominant approaches within virtue ethics (VE) assume humans as the typical agent and virtues as dispositions that pertain primarily to human–human interpersonal relationships.
Damien Delorme, Noemi Calidori, Giovanni Frigo   +2 more
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Tools of war and virtue–Institutional structures as a source of ethical deskilling

Frontiers in Big Data, 2023
Shannon Vallor has raised the possibility of ethical deskilling as a potential pitfall as AI technology is increasingly being developed for and implemented in military institutions. Bringing the sociological concept of deskilling into the field of virtue
Sigurd N. Hovd, Sigurd N. Hovd
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Evaluating the use of a Teacher’s Diary to illuminate the moral dimensions of a teacher educator’s everyday work. [PDF]

This paper aims to evaluate my early attempts at using my Teacher’s Diary as a method (Aleskewski 2006, Holly & Altrichter 2011, Bold 2012) to gain a deeper insight into the moral dimensions of my day to day practice as a teacher educator in the tertiary
Duffy, Kate
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Fredrickson on Flourishing through Positive Emotions and Aristotle’s Eudaimonia

Conatus - Journal of Philosophy, 2022
Is it possible to be happy without virtues? At least for the kind of enduring human happiness Aristotle bears, virtues are required (NE, I). In addition to virtues, some prosperity is necessary for flourishing, like having friends and minimal external ...
Pia Valenzuela
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Moral Virtues Require Intellectual Virtues: A Case for Intellectual Virtues in Ethics [PDF]

, 2010
Moral virtues need intellectual virtues. I support this claims by (1) proposing a response in terms of intellectual virtues and other psychological factors to situationalist critiques against moral virtue, (2) arguing that intellectual virtues must ...
Contreiras, Andrew
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