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Thomas Hurka
Virtue, Vice, and Value [PDF ebook]

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What are virtue and vice, and how do they relate to other moral properties such as goodness and rightness? Thomas Hurka defends a distinctive perfectionist view according to which the virtues are higher-level intrinsic goods, ones that involve morally appropriate attitudes to other, independent goods and evils. He develops this highly original view in detail and argues for its superiority over rival views, including those given by virtue ethics.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780198031383 ● Publisher Oxford University Press ● Published 2000 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2279233 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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