Virtue Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction - Liezl van Zyl

Virtue Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction gives a comprehensive and engaging overview of the central concepts, theories, and debates in contemporary virtue ethics. The book is organized around the central questions that have shaped contemporary virtue ethics:

This Second Edition has been thoroughly revised, updated, and substantially expanded. It includes a new chapter on Aristotelian ethical naturalism. The discussion of the situationist critique has been restructured into two chapters, incorporating recent developments in moral psychology, practical rationality, and character development.

With chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of terms, the book serves as an introduction for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.