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This book provides a unified account of the connection between
justice and the good life. It argues that the virtues of character
require institutions, while good institutions enable persons to
live together virtuously. Although virtue ethics and political
philosophy are rich and sophisticated philosophical traditions,
there has been an unfortunate divergence, in theory and practice,
between the virtues of character and the virtues of institutions.
This book has two primary purposes. First, it reorients political
philosophy around the concept of the good life. To do so, the
author addresses the problem of political authority from a virtue
ethics perspective. He also considers whether a political theory
oriented around the good life is compatible with Rawls's notion of
reasonable pluralism. Second, the book explains the relationship
between the virtues of institutions and the virtues of character.
The author shows how institutions support the development and
exercise of the virtues of character, while examining specific
other-regarding virtues such as justice and friendship. The
Authority of Virtue will appeal to scholars and advanced students
working in virtue ethics, social and political philosophy, ancient
philosophy, and political theory.
This book provides a unified account of the connection between
justice and the good life. It argues that the virtues of character
require institutions, while good institutions enable persons to
live together virtuously. Although virtue ethics and political
philosophy are rich and sophisticated philosophical traditions,
there has been an unfortunate divergence, in theory and practice,
between the virtues of character and the virtues of institutions.
This book has two primary purposes. First, it reorients political
philosophy around the concept of the good life. To do so, the
author addresses the problem of political authority from a virtue
ethics perspective. He also considers whether a political theory
oriented around the good life is compatible with Rawls's notion of
reasonable pluralism. Second, the book explains the relationship
between the virtues of institutions and the virtues of character.
The author shows how institutions support the development and
exercise of the virtues of character, while examining specific
other-regarding virtues such as justice and friendship. The
Authority of Virtue will appeal to scholars and advanced students
working in virtue ethics, social and political philosophy, ancient
philosophy, and political theory.
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