Existential Flourishing - A Phenomenology of the Virtues

Argues that 'flourishing' means balancing one's responsiveness to three normative claims: self-fulfilment, moral responsibility, and intersubjective answerability.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. What is flourishing?; 2. Three domains of reason; 3. Justice, the virtues, and existential problem-solving; 4. Unity, comparison, constraint; 5. Called to be oneself: role models and the project of becoming virtuous; 6. Corrupting the youth; 7. Patience; 8. Modesty; 9. Courage; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Irene McMullin is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Essex. She is the author of Time and the Shared World (2013) as well as of numerous articles in journals including Philosophical Review, European Journal of Philosophy, Kantian Review, and Philosophical Topics.

Summary

This innovative volume argues that 'flourishing' (eudaimonia) is achieved by individuals successfully balancing their responsiveness to three different normative claims: self-fulfilment, moral responsibility, and answerability to intersubjective standards. It will interest those working in morality, existential phenomenology, and virtue ethics.

Product details

• Authors: Irene McMullin, Irene (University of Essex) Mcmullin, McMullin Irene
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108471664
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47166-4
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Theology, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Phenomenology & Existentialism, Ethical issues and debates, Phenomenology and Existentialism