The Impossibility of Perfection - Aristotle, Feminism, and the Complexities of Ethics

Zusatztext The author has some useful things to say about virtue ethics. Informationen zum Autor Michael Slote is Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami. He is the author of Morals From Motives, Moral Sentimentalism, Selected Essays, Essays in the History of Ethics, and From Morality to Virtue among others. Klappentext Most people think that the difficulty of balancing career and personal/family relationships is the fault of present-day society or is due to their own inadequacies. But in this major new book, Michael Slote argues that the difficulty runs much deeper, that it is due to the essential nature of the divergent goods involved in this kind of choice. Zusammenfassung Most people think that the difficulty of balancing career and personal/family relationships is the fault of present-day society or is due to their own inadequacies. But in this major new book, Michael Slote argues that the difficulty runs much deeper, that it is due to the essential nature of the divergent goods involved in this kind of choice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Feminism and Partial Values 2. The Impossibility of Perfection 3. Alternative Views 4. Perfection, Moral Dilemmas, and Moral Cost 5. Connections with Care Ethics and Romanticism 6. Relational Profiles of Goods and Virtues Conclusion Appendix: Men's Philosophy, Women's Philosophy

Product details

• Authors: Michael Slote, Slote Michael
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2011
• EAN: 9780199790821
• ISBN: 978-0-19-979082-1
• No. of pages: 167
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Ethics and moral philosophy, Feminism and feminist theory, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500