On Character Choices That Define A Life Meaning
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Values Information from AI
Author: The Values We Share Project
language: en
Publisher: The Values We Share Project
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Values information from AI is a collection of information and images of values generated from an AI tool as part of The Values We Share Project to promote values. All information in this book can be used to promote values and can be used as material in values formation programs. All information in this book will also be used in The Values We Share Project videos, materials and courses in the future. Visit The Values We Share Project at http://thevaluesweshare.info.
Character, Virtue Theories, and the Vices
Author: Christine McKinnon
language: en
Publisher: Broadview Press
Release Date: 1999-08-26
This book argues that the question posed by virtue theories, namely, “what kind of person should I be?” provides a more promising approach to moral questions than do either deontological or consequentialist moral theories where the concern is with what actions are morally required or permissible. It does so both by arguing that there are firmer theoretical foundations for virtue theories, and by persuasively suggesting the superiority of virtue theories over deontological and consquentialist theories on the question of explaining morally bad behavior. Virtue theories can give a richer account by appealing to the kinds of dispositions that make certain bad choices appear attractive. This richer account also exposes a further advantage of virtue theories: they provide the best kinds of motivations for agents to become better persons.
Life Choices
Through readings of 15 life-history interviews, this book creates a framework for the interpretation of dilemmas and decisions. As each individual recounts a specific instance when a life choice was necessary, the supporting analysis reveals the framework that triggered the sense that a turning point had been reached. The author's basic premise is that common sense and mainstream psychology fail to enlighten us about what is actually involved in major life choices. He argues that individuals tend to make decisions that are not in their best interests and that these decisions tend to reinforce the sociocultural structures that were instrumental in the creation of their dilemmas.