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From Morality to Virtue
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This article is published in Social Theory and Practice.The article was published on 1994-07-01. It has received 74 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Virtue & Morality.read more
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Supererogation for a Virtue Ethicist
TL;DR: Brown as discussed by the authors develops a satisfying account of supererogation that fits well within a virtue ethical framework, and argues that the developed virtue ethics account is, as an account of the SU, superior to the accounts of SU that have been offered on behalf of both Kantianism and utilitarianism.
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From Supporting Moral Competence to Fostering Spiritual Growth: The Psycho-Didactic Potential of the Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion (KMDD®)
TL;DR: The Konstanz Method of Dilemma Discussion (KMDD) as discussed by the authors is one of the most effective methods that are designed to foster moral competence and promote tolerance and equality, regardless of cultural background, religion, or views.
Returning to Virtue Theory: Some Problems and Challenges
TL;DR: The authors argues that virtue theory has gone into bankruptcy, and therefore, unless we can find a different foundation, it is a flawed doctrine to preach now, and argues that it is impossible to return to virtue theory.
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A Companion to Bioethics
Helga Kuhse,Peter Singer +1 more
TL;DR: A companion to bioethics, A companion to Bioethics as mentioned in this paper, a companion to the bioethic, and a companion of the humanist movement in the 21st century.
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Caring as a ‘threshold concept’: transforming students in higher education into health(care) professionals
TL;DR: The authors argue that caring is a "threshold concept" by virtue of the "troublesome knowledge" with which students are confronted on meeting patients in practice, and suggest a number of ways in which students can be helped to move forward towards or through the threshold to a more cogent understanding of caring.
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Virtue Ethics and Social Work: Being Lucky, Realistic, and not Doing ones Duty
Graham B. Mcbeath,Stephen Webb +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that in a complex socio-political world, social work ethics needs to re-cast the moral identity of the social worker in terms of virtue ethics, the acquired inner qualities of humans, the possession of which, if applied in due measure, will typically contribute to the realization of the good life or "eudaimonia".
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A quantitative analysis of authors, schools and themes in virtue ethics articles in business ethics and management journals (1980–2011)
TL;DR: In this article, a quantitative analysis of authors, schools, themes, and publications of virtue ethics in business and management literature is presented, with a focus on the most prolific authors, most cited authors, the most cited articles, and journals with the most virtue ethics publications.
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Emulation and the use of role models in moral education
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the strategy of role-modeling, as explicated by the character education movement, is beset with three unsolved problems: an empirical problem of why this method is needed, a methodological problem of how students are to be inspired to emulate, and a substantive moral problem of what precisely should be taught.