Heather Battaly is Professor of Philosophy at California State University Fullerton

• Acknowledgements vii1 what Are the Virtues? 11.1 A Working Definition of Virtue 11.2 Two Key Concepts of Virtue 71.3 Must We Choose between the Two Key Concepts? 251.4 Why Would We Care about the Virtues 282 Ends Matter: Virtues Attain Good Ends or Effects 312.1 Virtues Attain Good Ends: The Teleological Variety 332.2 Virtues Attain Good Effects: The Nonteleological Variety 532.3 Luck in Getting Ends or Effects 563 Motives Matter: Virtue Require Good Motives 593.1 Virtues Require Good Motives-and-Actions, but Attaining Good Ends? 633.2 Virtues Require Good Motives-Actions-and-Attaining-Good-Ends? 633.3 Virtues Require Good Motives-and-Actions-but-not-Attaining-Good-Ends 753.4 Objections 814 Vice and Failures of Virtue 864.1 Ends Matter: Vice Attain Bad Ends or Effects 884.2 Motives Matter: Vices Require Bad Motives 934.3 Weakness of Will and Vice 1004.4 Self-Control and Virtue 1045 Virtue, Right Action, and Knowledge 1085.1 Components of the Virtues 1095.2 Are Components of Moral Virtue Necessary and Sufficient for Right Action? 1125.3 Are Components of Intellectual Virtue Necessary and Sufficient for Knowledge? 1206 Virtue and Living Well 1316.1 Living Well: some Parameters 1326.2 Living Well: The Main Accounts 1346.3 Is Virtue Sufficient for Living Well? 1376.4 Is Virtue Necessary for Living Well? 1427 How Can We Acquire the Virtues? 1507.1 Habituation 1517.2 Objections 1547.3 Strategies for Acquiring Intellectual Virtues in University Classrooms 158Notes 169References 178Index 183

"An extremely impressive introduction to the concept of virtue. It addresses both moral virtue and intellectual virtue. And it provides an excellent overview of the key thinkers and scholarly literature on these topics. Battaly moves seamlessly between discussing important philosophical details and offering fun and illuminating examples. The writing is crisp, clear, and engaging throughout. The book is an ideal introduction to virtue and virtue theory for undergraduates and experts alike."Jason Baehr, Loyola Marymount University "This is a very attractive and accessible introduction to the philosophy of the virtues, both ethical and epistemological."Michael Slote, University of Miami"An excellent introduction to virtue theory by an author who knows the issues thoroughly and presents them lucidly and interestingly."Ernest Sosa, Rutgers University