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Much of the work that has been done on virtue has been devoted to getting virtue ethics a seat at the theoretical table. It has been concerned with showing that virtue ethics can provide a satisfactory account of right action to rival accounts offered by consequentialism and deontology.
This volume of essays explores the nitty-gritty details of particular virtues. It includes original contributions from a number of leading scholars in virtue ethics. Most of the virtues discussed - such as ambition, cheerfulness, creativity, magnificence, pride, wit, and wonder - have been almost wholly neglected by contemporary ethicists. The volume also includes coverage of other virtues that have received a fair amount of attention in recent years, such as charity, hope, justice, practical wisdom, and temperance. Here the essays address largely ignored dimensions of these virtues and show how these discussions can enrich our understanding of neglected virtues.
Neglected Virtues is a welcome addition to the scholarly literature on virtue ethics. Its focus on individual virtues, while not meant to be exhaustive, will open new avenues for future research in this rapidly growing area of ethics and moral philosophy.
Contents
Introduction
Glen Pettigrove and Christine Swanton
I. Neglected Virtues
1. The Virtue of Ambition
Julia Annas
2. The Perils of Magnificence
Nancy E. Snow
3. Is Pride a Crown of Virtue?
Michelle Mason Bizri
4. Wonder and Environmental Virtue
Liezl van Zyl
5. Creativity as a Virtue
Christine Swanton
6. The Comic Sword of Truth and Justice: Humor as a Moral Virtue
Micah Lott
7. Cheerfulness
Glen Pettigrove
II. Neglected Dimensions of Virtue
8. The Aesthetic Dimension of Practical Wisdom
Tal Brewer
9. Aristotle on Being Unjust to Oneself
Daniel C. Russell and Mark LeBar
10. Temperance: Self-Control or Self-Possession?
Jennifer A. Frey
11. Charity and Ethical Naturalism
John Hacker-Wright
12. The Virtue of Hope
Nicholas Ryan Smith
