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The Virtuoso Human: A Virtue Ethics Model Based On Care, Frederick Joseph Bennett
The Virtuoso Human: A Virtue Ethics Model Based On Care, Frederick Joseph Bennett
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The goal of this thesis is to develop the foundation and structure for a virtue ethics theory grounded in a specific notion of care. While there has been a recent revival of interest in virtue ethics theory, the theory has its roots in Aristotle's work as well in the medieval writings of Thomas Aquinas. Aquinas worked out many of Aristotle's ideas in much more detail. However, while Aquinas offers a very rich and compelling ethical theory, it is problematic because it is very tightly wrapped in his theology. A key component in Aquinas's theory is charity. Charity is one of …
"Flourishing And Synthesis" (Review Essay), Allen P. Mendenhall
"Flourishing And Synthesis" (Review Essay), Allen P. Mendenhall
Allen Mendenhall
Edward W. Younkins's book, Flourishing and Happiness in a Free Society, is a welcome contribution to individualist thought. Focusing on Aristotle, Ayn Rand, Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, and Murray Rothbard, Younkins demonstrates the compatibility of Aristotelian liberalism, Objectivism, and Austrian Economics. Younkins suggests that synthesizing these philosophies will lead to human flourishing and happiness. These philosophies share certain general principles that can serve as moral bases for political action.