The Routledge Companion to Virtue Ethics (Routledge Philosophy Companions)

Virtue ethics is on the move both in Anglo-American philosophy and in the rest of the world. This volume uniquely emphasizes non-Western varieties of virtue ethics at the same time that it includes work in the many different fields or areas of philosophy where virtue ethics has recently spread its wings. Just as significantly, several chapters make comparisons between virtue ethics and other ways of approaching ethics or political philosophy or show how virtue ethics can be applied to ""real world"" problems Part I. History Of Virtue Ethics -- 1. Plato And The Ethics Of Virtue / Nicholas White -- 2. Aristotle's Virtue Ethics / Dorothea Frede -- 3. The Stoic Theory Of Virtue / Tad Brennan -- 4. Hindu Virtue Ethics / Roy W. Perrett And Glen Pettigrove -- 5. Why Confucius' Ethics Is A Virtue Ethics / May Sim -- 6. Mencius' Virtue Ethics Meets The Moral Foundation Theory: A Comparison / Shirong Luo -- 7. Virtue In Buddhist Ethical Traditions / Charles Goodman -- 8. Respect For Differences: The Daoist Virtue / Yong Huang -- 9. Xunzi And Virtue Ethics / Eric L. Hutton -- 10. Consecrated Virtue: Augustine's Theological Animus / James Wetzel -- 11. Aquinas: Infused Virtues / Andrew Pinsent -- 12. Hume / Jacqueline Taylor -- 13. Nietzsche And The Virtues / Edward Harcourt -- Part Ii. Contemporary Approaches -- 14. Eudaimonistic Virtue Ethics / Liezl Van Zyl -- 15. Sentimentalist Virtue Ethics / Michael L. Frazer And Michael Slote -- 16. Pluralistic Virtue Ethics / Christine Swanton -- 17. Varieties Of Contemporary Christian Virtue Ethics / Jennifer A. Herdt -- 18. Contemporary Confucianism / David Elstein -- 19. Virtue Epistemology And Virtue Ethics / Heather Battaly And Michael Slote -- 20. Feminist Virtue Ethics / Karen Stohr -- 21. Agape And Virtue Ethics / Timothy P. Jackson -- Part Iii. Critical Interactions -- 22. Kant And Virtue Ethics / Allen Wood -- 23. The Consequentialist Critique Of Virtue Ethics / Julia Driver -- 24. Virtue Ethics And Right Action: A Critique / Ramon Das -- 25. Virtue Ethics And Egoism / Christopher Toner -- 26. Models Of Virtue / Nancy E. Snow -- 27. The Situationist Critique / Lorraine Besser-jones -- 28. Testing The Empathy-altruism Hypothesis Against Egoistic Alternatives / C. Daniel Batson -- 29. Care Ethics And Virtue Ethics / Nel Noddings -- 30. Roles And Virtues / J.l.a. Garcia -- Part Iv. Applications Of Virtue Ethics -- 31. Environmental Virtue Ethics / Philip Cafaro -- 32. World Virtue Ethics / Stephen C. Angle -- 33. Virtue Ethics And Moral Education / Randall Curren -- 34. Virtue Ethics As Political Philosophy: The Structure Of Ethical Theory In Early Chinese Philosophy / Yang Xiao -- 35. Law And Virtue / Lawrence B. Solum -- 36. Virtue Ethics And Medicine / Rebecca L. Walker -- 37. Business Ethics From A Virtue-theoretic Perspective / Robert Audi. Edited By Lorraine Besser-jones And Michael Slote. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 10 Copyright Page 11 Table of Contents 12 Notes on Contributors 16 Introduction 22 Part I History of Virtue Ethics 26 1 Plato and the Ethics of Virtue 28 2 Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics 42 3 The Stoic Theory of Virtue 56 4 Hindu Virtue Ethics 76 5 Why Confucius’ Ethics is a Virtue Ethics 88 6 Mencius’ Virtue Ethics meets the Moral Foundations Theory: A Comparison 102 7 Virtue in Buddhist Ethical Traditions 114 8 Respect for Differences: The Daoist Virtue 124 9 Xunzi and Virtue Ethics 138 10 Consecrated Virtue: Augustine’s Theological Animus 152 11 Aquinas: Infused Virtues 166 12 Hume 180 13 Nietzsche and the Virtues 190 Part II Contemporary Approaches 206 14 Eudaimonistic Virtue Ethics 208 15 Sentimentalist Virtue Ethics 222 16 Pluralistic Virtue Ethics 234 17 Varieties of Contemporary Christian Virtue Ethics 248 18 Contemporary Confucianism 262 19 Virtue Epistemology and Virtue Ethics 278 20 Feminist Virtue Ethics 296 21 Agape and Virtue Ethics 308 Part III Critical Interactions 330 22 Kant and Virtue Ethics 332 23 The Consequentialist Critique of Virtue Ethics 346 24 Virtue Ethics and Right Action: A Critique 356 25 Virtue Ethics and Egoism 370 26 Models of Virtue 384 27 The Situationist Critique 400 28 Testing the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis against Egoistic Alternatives 410 29 Care Ethics and Virtue Ethics 426 30 Roles and Virtues 440 Part IV Applications of Virtue Ethics 450 31 Environmental Virtue Ethics 452 32 World Virtue Ethics 470 33 Virtue Ethics and Moral Education 484 34 Virtue Ethics as Political Philosophy: The Structure of Ethical Theory in Early Chinese Philosophy 496 35 Law and Virtue 516 36 Virtue Ethics and Medicine 540 37 Business Ethics from a Virtue-Theoretic Perspective 554 Index 568