Virtue Ethics and Moral Knowledge: Philo
β R. Scott Smith
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2003
π Routledge
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Virtue Ethics and Moral Knowledge: Philosophy of Language after MacIntyre and Hauerwas (Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy)
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β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Problem of the Loss of Moral Knowledge
Part I: A Possible Solution: Linguistic Virtue Ethics
Chapter 1: From Aristotle to Wittgenstein: Tracing the History of the Loss of Moral Knowledge
Chapter 2: Philosophical, Linguistic Virtue Ethics: MacIntyreβs Solution
Chapter 3: Theological, Linguistic Virtue Ethics: Hauerwasβs Answer
Part II: The Failure of This Answer: A Critique of Linguistic Virtue Ethics
Chapter 4: The Presupposition of Epistemic Access
Chapter 5: The Issues With Behavior
Chapter 6: The Presuppositions of the Self
Part III: The Implications of This Failure and the Prospects for Moral Knowledge
Chapter 7: Problems for Philosophical Theology
Chapter 8: The Charge of Relativism
Epilogue: The Future of Virtue Ethics, and Implications for Moral Knowledge
Bibliography
Index
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