Abstract
This introduction sets the context for a discussion of the place of virtue ethics in the behavioral sciences. We outline how virtue ethics provide an illuminating account of human action that can expand social science and professional practice in ways that are unavailable in standard accounts. The authors in this issue of the American Behavioral Scientist provide a more systematic and comprehensive account of virtue than is currently available in the social science literature. This account focuses on virtues as character strengths that make it possible for individuals to seek the best kind of life. We present virtue ethics as a framework that makes it possible to break down the standard dichotomies between facts and values, individuals and society, and behavioral tendencies and a complete life. We take Aristotle's original account of virtue as a point of departure, which reduces our reliance on particular contemporary religious or political doctrines.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 387-394 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Behavioral Scientist |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2003 |
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Keywords
- Character
- Community
- Ethics
- Goodness
- Virtues
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)
- Clinical Psychology
- Social Sciences(all)
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Virtue Obscured and Retrieved : Character, Community, and Practices in Behavioral Science. / Fowers, Blaine; Tjeltveit, Alan C.
In: American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 47, No. 4, 01.12.2003, p. 387-394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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