This ground-breaking and lucid contribution to the vibrant field of
virtue ethics focuses on the influential work of Hume and
Nietzsche, providing fresh perspectives on their philosophies and a
compelling account of their impact on the development of virtue
ethics.
* A ground-breaking text that moves the field of virtue ethics
beyond ancient moral theorists and examines the highly influential
ethical work of Hume and Nietzsche from a virtue ethics
perspective
* Contributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understanding
of Hume’s and Nietzsche’s ethics
* Skilfully bridges the gap between continental and analytical
philosophy
* Lucidly written and clearly organized, allowing students to
focus on either Hume or Nietzsche
* Written by one of the most important figures contributing to
virtue ethics today
Table des matières
Preface ix
Introduction xi
Part I: A Virtue Ethical Map 1
Chapter 1 Interpretation as a Map 3
Chapter 2 Hume and Nietzsche as Response Dependence Virtue Ethicists 19
Part II: The Virtue Ethics of Hume 43
Chapter 3 Can Hume Be Both a Sentimentalist and a Virtue Ethicist? 45
Chapter 4 Hume and the Problem of Justice as a Virtue 70
Chapter 5 What Kind of Virtue Ethicist Is Hume? 87
Part III: The Virtue Ethics of Nietzsche 109
Chapter 6 Can Nietzsche Be Both a Virtue Ethicist and an Egoist? 111
Chapter 7 Can Nietzsche Be Both a Virtue Ethicist and an Existentialist? 135
Chapter 8 What Kind of Virtue Ethicist Is Nietzsche? 157
Part IV: New Directions 179
Chapter 9 Humean Virtue Ethics: Virtue Ethics of Love 181
Chapter 10 Nietzschean Virtue Ethics: Virtue Ethics of Becoming 195
Bibliography 212
Index 222
A propos de l’auteur
Christine Swanton is a philosopher in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Auckland. She is the author of Virtue Ethics: A Pluralist View (2005), Freedom: A Coherence Theory (1992), and has contributed numerous articles to journals and reference works. She is regarded as one of the leading academic figures currently working within the field of virtue ethics.
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