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Science and virtue: an essay on the impact of the scientific mentality on moral character

Caruana, Professor LouisFriggieri, Professor Joseph(Series edited by)Gatens, Professor Moira(Series edited by)Glendinning, Dr Simon(Series edited by)Goldman, Professor Alan(Series edited by)Helm, Professor Paul(Series edited by)Lamb, Professor David(Series edited by)Lipton, Professor Peter(Series edited by)Musgrave, Professor Alan(Series edited by)Oates, Moore(Series edited by)Post, Professor John(Series edited by)Priest, Professor Graham(Series edited by)Sayers, Professor Sean(Series edited by)Singh, Professor Ravindra Raj(Series edited by)
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Charting new territory in the interface between science and ethics, Science and Virtue is a study of how the scientific mentality can affect the building of character, or the attainment of virtue by the individual.

Drawing on inspiration from virtue-ethics and virtue-epistemology, Caruana argues that science is not just a system of knowledge but also an important factor determining a way of life.

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Ashgate
0754682668 / 9780754682660
Ebook
171.7
01/11/2007
England
English
134 pages