Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"Are there key respects in which character and character defects are voluntary? Can agents with serious vices be rational agents? Jonathan Jacobs answers in the affirmative. Moral character is shaped through voluntary habits, Jacobs believes. Just as individuals can voluntarily lead unhappy lives without making unhappiness an end, so can they degrade their ethical characters through voluntary action that does not have establishment of vice as its end.
Choosing Character presents an account of ethical disability, expanding the domain of responsibility and explicating the role of character in ethical cognition.".
"Jacobs contends that agents become ethically disabled voluntarily when their habits impair their ability to properly appreciate ethical considerations. Such agents are rational, responsible individuals who are yet incapable of virtuous action. The view develops and modifies Aristotelian claims concerning the fixity of character. Jacobs's interpretation is developed in contrast to the overlooked work of Maimonides, who also used Aristotelian resources but argued for the possibility of character change.
The notion of ethical disability has profound ramifications for ethics and for current debates about blame and punishment."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Responsibility, Character, Free will and determinismShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Choosing Character: Responsibility for Virtue and Vice
2018, Cornell University Press
in English
1501725807 9781501725807
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2
Choosing Character: Responsibility for Virtue & Vice
July 2001, Cornell University Press
Hardcover
in English
0801438594 9780801438592
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 29, 2008
- 16 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
November 14, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
October 8, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
September 10, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
August 3, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add LCCN |
April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |