Moral and Intellectual Virtues in Practices: Through the Eyes of Scientists and Musicians

✍ Scribed by Timothy Reilly, Darcia Narvaez, Mark Graves, Keke Kaikhosroshvili, Stefanie Israel de Souza

• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 164
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides an integrative interdisciplinary view of how intellectual and moral virtues are understood in two separate practices, science and music. The authors engage with philosophical and psychological accounts of virtue to understand scientists’ and musicians’ understandings of intellectual and moral virtues. They present empirical evidence substantiating the MacIntyrean claim that traditions and practices are central to understanding the virtues."

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Virtue in Practice: Toward a Richer Account
Contemporary Virtue Scholarship
Toward a Social-Science-Informed MacIntyrean Neo-Thomistic Virtue Ethics
Ends
Ethic
Emergence
Excellence
Expertise
Exemplarity
Integrating the 4 Es in Practice
Science, Music, Practices, and Virtues
References
2 Virtue Interview Methods: The Development and Use of the Virtue in Practices Interview Protocol
The Conceptual Foundation: Virtue Ethics and Epistemology
The Methodological Foundation: Interviewing About Virtue
Sampling
Interview Style
Interview Analyses
The Participant Foundation: Engaging with Scientist and Musician Perspectives
Interview Piloting
Other Refinements
Conclusions
Appendix 2.1
Virtue List
References
3 Moral Virtue in Practices: Scientists’ and Musicians’ Accounts of Honesty, Integrity, and Trust
Moral Virtue Study Method
Sample and Recruitment
Interview Protocol
Interviews and Analysis
Moral Virtue Study Results
Honesty
Honesty and Other Virtues
Communication
Humility
Meticulousness/Diligence
Integrity
Integrity and Other Virtues
Recognition of Others
Cooperation
Pursuit of Transcendence
Trust
Trust and Other Virtues
Accountability
Responsibility
Skepticism
Transparency
General Discussion
Limitations
Future Directions
Conclusion
Appendix 3.1: Moral Virtue Interview Protocol
Appendix 3.2: Moral Virtue Analysis Codebook
References
4 Intellectual Virtue in Practices: Scientists’ and Musicians Accounts of Precision, Imagination, and Creativity
Precision, Imagination, and Creativity in Philosophy
Precision, Imagination, and Creativity in Psychology
The Present Study
Intellectual Virtue Interview Method
Sample and Recruitment
Measure
Analysis Plan
Intellectual Virtue Interview Results
Consensus Structure
Precision
Meticulousness
Objectivity
Good Judgment
Imagination
Foresight
Open-Mindedness
Empathy/perspective Taking
Creativity
Insight
Communication
Discussion
Limitations and Future Directions
Conclusion
Appendix 4.1: Interview Protocol for Intellectual Virtue Interview
Appendix 4.2: Intellectual Virtue Analysis Codebook
References
5 Moral and Intellectual Virtues: Computational Linguistic Analysis of Scientists and Musicians Accounts
Latent Semantic Analysis
The Present Study
Pilot: Virtue Descriptor Development
Method
Results
Discussion
Interview Studies
Study 1: Moral Virtue Questions (Integrity, Honesty, Trust)
Method
Participants
Design and Procedure
Results
Study 2: Intellectual Virtue Questions
Method
Participants
Design and Procedure
Results
Creativity and Imagination Questions
Precision Question
Mystery Question
Combined Study 1 and Study 2 Results
General Discussion
Limitations
Future Work
Conclusion
Appendix 5.1
Appendix 5.2
References
6 Practitioner’s Views of Moral and Intellectual Virtue: Goals Orient Practitioners and Practices
Virtues, Practices, and the 4 Es
Insights into Interview Methods for Virtues in Practices
Interpreting the Empirical Results Understanding Moral Virtue in Practices in Light of Practitioners Perspectives
Understanding Intellectual Virtue in Practices, in Light of Practitioners’ Perspectives
Insights into Moral and Intellectual Virtue Through Computational Linguistic Analysis
Integrating Across Studies
Future Directions
Conclusion
References
Index