Situational traits of character : dispositional foundations and implications for moral psychology and friendship /
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| Author / Creator: | Upton, Candace L., 1968- |
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| Imprint: | Lanham : Lexington Books, c2009. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 119 p.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11403265 |
| Summary: | Philosophical tradition holds that character traits are global; if you possess a particular character trait, you will perform trait-related behavior across a broad range of situations. In Situational Traits of Character: Dispositional Foundations and Implications for Moral Psychology and Friendship, a groundbreaking study at the intersection of ethics, moral psychology, and metaphysics, Candace L. Upton offers an intriguing alternative to this philosophical tradition. By appealing to both normative considerations and the metaphysics of dispositions, Upton argues that character traits should be understood situationally. After developing and defending her situational account of character traits, Upon uses this account to adjudicate the debate over the compatibility of the demands of consequentialism with those of genuine friendship in favor of the friendly consequentialist. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 119 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739132869 9780739132845 0739132849 9780739132869 0739132865 0739132865 1282494090 9781282494091 9786612494093 6612494093 |