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125The handbook of virtue ethics (edited book)Acumen Publishing. 2014.Virtue ethics has emerged as a distinct field within moral theory - whether as an alternative account of right action or as a conception of normativity which departs entirely from the obligatoriness of morality - and has proved itself invaluable to many aspects of contemporary applied ethics. Virtue ethics now flourishes in philosophy, sociology and theology and its applications extend to law, politics and bioethics. 'The handbook of virtue ethics' brings together leading international scholars …Read more
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22The moral life: essays in honour of John Cottingham (edited book)Palgrave-Macmillan. 2008.Few contemporary philosophers have made as wide-ranging and insightful a contribution to philosophical debate as John Cottingham. This collection brings together friends, colleagues and former students of Cottingham, to discuss major themes of his work on moral philosophy. Presented in three parts the collection focuses on the debate on partiality, impartiality and character; the role of emotions and reason in the good life; the meaning of a worthwhile life and the place of theistic consideratio…Read more
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21Morality, moral luck, and responsibility: fortune's webPalgrave-Macmillan. 2005.This book considers two different approaches to moral luck--the Aristotelian vulnerability to factors outside the agent's control and the Kantian ambition to make morality immune to luck--and concludes that both approaches have more in common than previously thought. At the same time, it also considers recent developments in the field of virtue ethics and neo-kantianism
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14Philosophical reflections on medical ethics (edited book)Palgrave-Macmillan. 2005.This collection brings together original essays demonstrating the cutting edge of philosophical research in medical ethics. With contributions from a range of established and up-and-coming authors, it examines topics at the forefront of medical technology, such as ethical issues raised by developments in how we research stem cells and genetic engineering, as well as new questions raised by methodological changes in how we approach medical ethics.
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9Analysis of Contextualised Healthcare Ethics Scenarios (ACHES)Discourse: Learning and Teaching in Philosophical and Religious Studies 4 (1): 83-112. 2004.
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8The good, the bad, and the luckyThe Philosophers' Magazine 55 77-81. 2011.Even before we come to consider the influence of luck in terms of the results of our actions or the types of situations we come across, luck plays a decisive role in who we fundamentally are.
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The psychology of virtue educationIn Alberto Masala & Jonathan Webber (eds.), From Personality to Virtue: Essays on the Philosophy of Character, Oxford University Press Uk. 2016.
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Conference on the British Society for Ethical TheoryEthical Theory and Moral Practice 9 (3): 249-309. 2006.
Nafsika Athanassoulis
Athens College
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