Lack of Character Personality and Moral Behavior
Langue : Anglais
Auteur : Doris John M.
This is a provocative contribution to contemporary ethical theory challenging foundational conceptions of character.
This book is a provocative contribution to contemporary ethical theory challenging foundational conceptions of character that date back to Aristotle. John Doris draws on behavioral science, especially social psychology, to argue that we misattribute the causes of behavior to personality traits and other fixed aspects of character rather than to the situational context. More often than not it is the situation not the nature of the personality that really counts. The author elaborates the philosophical consequences of this research for a whole array of ethical theories and shows that, once rid of the misleading conception of motivation, moral psychology can support more robust ethical theories and more humane ethical practices.
Preface: a renaissance of virtue; 1. Joining the hunt; 2. Character and consistency; 3. Moral character, moral behavior; 4. The fragmentation of character; 5. Judging character; 6. From psychology to ethics; 7. Situation and responsibility; 8. Is there anything to be ashamed of?
John Doris is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Date de parution : 08-2002
Ouvrage de 286 p.
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 03-2005
Ouvrage de 288 p.
17.8x23 cm
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