Connecting virtues: advances in ethics, epistemology, and political philosophy

Connecting Virtues examines the significant advances within the fast-growing field of virtue theory and shows how research has contributed to the current debates in moral philosophy, epistemology, and political philosophy.-Includes groundbreaking chapters offering cutting-edge research on the topic of the virtues -Provides insights into the application of the topic of virtue, such as the role of intellectual virtues, virtuous dispositions, and the value of some neglected virtues for political philosophy -Examines the relevance of the virtues in the current debates in social epistemology, the epistemology of education, and civic education -Features work from world-leading and internationally recognized philosophers working on the virtues today.

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Moral Philosophy -- Chapter 1: Utrum Sit Una Tantum Vera Enumeratio Virtutum Moralium -- Part 2: Epistemology -- Chapter 2: Generosity: A Preliminary Account of a Surprisingly Neglected Virtue -- 1. Preliminary Observations -- 2. The Cost of Generous Actions -- 3. The Motivation of a Generous Action -- 4. The Freedom of a Generous Action -- 5. The Virtue of Generosity -- 6. Some Candidates for Additional Necessary Conditions -- 7. Sorting Out Generosity and Some Related Virtues -- 8. Conclusion: Looking Ahead -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Notes -- Chapter 3: An Eye on Particulars with the End in Sight: An Account of Aristotelian Phronesis -- Introduction -- 1. A Particularistic Reading of Aristotle's Ethics -- 2. Priority of Particulars Reading -- 3. Aristotle as a "Qualified Generalist": Further Aristotelian Reasons -- 4. Particularism and Generalism in Educational Practice -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Honesty as a Virtue -- Introduction -- 1. The Importance of Honesty -- 2. Generating Success Criteria -- 3. Miller's Starting Point -- 4. A Motivational Account of Honesty -- 5. Honesty as a Moral Virtue -- 6. Further Implications -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Virtue Epistemology, Enhancement, and Control -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Epistemic Paternalism and the Service Conception of Epistemic Authority -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Epistemic Paternalism in a Nutshell -- 3. Justifying Epistemic Paternalism: Against the Expertise Strategy -- 4. Justifying Epistemic Paternalism: The Epistemic-Authority Strategy -- 5. Refining the Account: Virtuous Paternalist Interferers

Utrum sit una tantum vera enumeratio virtutum moralium / Sophie Grace Chappell -- Generosity : a preliminary account of a surprisingly neglected virtue / Christian B. Miller -- An eye on particulars with the end in sight : an account of Aristotelian phronesis / Maria Silvia Vaccarezza -- Honesty as a virtue / Alan T. Wilson -- Virtue epistemology, enhancement, and control / J. Adam Carter -- Epistemic paternalism and the service conception of epistemic authority / Michel Croce -- Neuromedia and the epistemology of education / Duncan Pritchard -- Epistemic vice and motivation / Alessandra Tanesini -- Senses of humor as political virtues / Phillip Deen -- Citizens' political prudence as a democratic virtue / Valeria Ottonelli -- Hope as a democratic civic virtue / Nancy E. Snow