![]() ![]() In Part III (which constitutes fully half the book) he addresses several other important questions about virtue, such as: Are there any virtues? Are the virtues separable? Can virtue be taught? Here he engages well-known recent psychological work on character and the philosophical literature that work has inspired (e.g. ![]() In Part II he applies his theory to specific examples of virtues and vices involving attitudes towards oneself and others he argues, in particular, that altruism is intrinsically good (rather than merely instrumentally good), and that a certain sort of self-love may be virtuous and compatible with altruism. In Part I he explains his theory of virtue as excellence in being for the good, and argues for its superiority over its rivals, including the views of Hurka, Foot and Driver. The book is an easy read Adams skillfully lays out his views and arguments clearly and without jargon. Robert Adams's new book is an important and comprehensive contribution to the study of virtue and to the defense of its existence. ![]()
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