Virtue Ethics - Detailseite

What sort of person am I? What sort of person ought I strive to be? In this seminar, we will explore the notions of character and virtue from both ancient and contemporary perspectives. We'll focus first on what distinguishes virtue ethics from deontological and consequentialist ethical theories, before going on to consider particular issues and controversies in contemporary virtue ethics, including the action-guiding force of virtue theoretic concepts, the legitimacy of ethical naturalism, and the empirical viability of the notion of character. The seminar will be in English. Please note that participants must register by emailing joseph.bjelde@hu-berlin.de no later than June 29th, 2018, in order to have time to prepare adequately for our first meeting.