Pitfalls of Virtue Ethics

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

Av Husain Sarkar, USA) Sarkar, Dr. Husain (Louisiana State University

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In this book, Husain Sarkar offers a remarkable look into the groundwork of virtue ethics. Especially focusing on theories proposed by Julia Annas and Rosalind Hursthouse, he examines a multiplicity of cardinal tenets of virtue ethics by bringing five cardinal objections – namely, the self-defeating objection, the circularity objection, the moral relativism objection, the explanatory poverty objection, and the inconsistent advice objection – to bear upon them. These objections define the shape, scope, and substance of the book. Collectively, they unveil several fault lines, a few hitherto unsuspected. Sarkar argues that notwithstanding the novel, intriguing answers to old, familiar ethical questions, the answers are so fraught with difficulties, that virtue ethics – as a philosophical moral tradition – is best seen as badly in need of repair and reformation. Perhaps, this book may provoke a Renaissance in the field of virtue ethics.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-11-27
Mått152 x 230 x 26 mm
Vikt640 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9798765144466

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Husain Sarkar is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Louisiana State University, USA. His first book, A Theory of Method (1983), presented a new problem in philosophy of science called the problem of group rationality. His other books include The Toils of Understanding: An Essay on “The Present Age” (2000), Descartes’ Cogito: Saved from the Great Shipwreck (2003), Group Rationality in Scientific Research (2007) and Kant and Parfit: The Groundwork of Morals (2018).

PrefacePart I: A Bit of BackgroundChapter 1: Two Irreconcilable Principles Part II: Julia AnnasChapter 2: Virtuous Person, The Circularity Objection, and The Moral Relativism ObjectionChapter 3: The Just Soul, the Community, and The Circularity Objection Part III: Rosalind HursthouseChapter 4: Right Action and Explanatory ModelsChapter 5: Moral Conflicts and Moral Dilemmas Part IV: The Unique Moral ProblemChapter 6: The Unique Moral Problem and Three Traditional SolutionsPart V: Does Virtue Ethics Have a Solution?Chapter 7: Annas’ (Possible) SolutionsChapter 8: Hursthouse’s (Possible) SolutionsChapter 9: Can Virtue Ethics Save Us from Moral Nihilism?BibliographyName IndexSubject IndexAbout the Author

In The Pitfalls of Virtue Ethics, Husain Sarkar offers a thoughtful critique of virtue ethics, questioning whether it can achieve what he views as the central aim of moral philosophy: providing a satisfactory account of right action. By focusing on five key objections, the author argues that virtue ethics is not a viable alternative to deontology. Sarkar’s use of fiction and his clear, engaging writing style make the work accessible to a non-specialist audience. A valuable contribution to the field.