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Matters of character

Spino, Joseph Michael

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Title
Matters of character
Author(s)
Spino, Joseph Michael
Issue Date
2016-04-19
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Moore, Michael
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Murphy, Colleen
Committee Member(s)
  • Doris, John
  • Livengood, Jonathan
Department of Study
Philosophy
Discipline
Philosophy
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Date of Ingest
2016-07-07T20:27:25Z
Keyword(s)
  • Moral Psychology
  • Virtue Ethics
  • Situationism
Abstract
Notions of character are central to both normative and applied ethics. Over the past 15 years or so, a growing number of philosophers have advanced empirically-based critiques of virtue ethics, arguing for skepticism about character. I show how standard approaches to virtue ethics can be modified so as to avoid these rather damaging empirical critiques. The most promising responses to character skepticism, however, are not always available to virtue ethical approaches to applied ethics. In particular, I argue that virtue ethical approaches to business ethics are in need of novel responses to character skepticism or radical revision.
Graduation Semester
2016-05
Type of Resource
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Copyright 2016 Joseph Michael Spino

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