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Can there be a virtue ethics of institutions?
(2015-01)
I consider this question in light of Slote’s proposal for an ‘agent-based’ account of social justice, on which we can evaluate a society in terms of the morally virtuous motives being expressed in the ‘actions’ of laws, ...
Understanding the Virtue-Relevant Self Through Courage
(2015-03-13)
To what extent do differences in who we are predict differences in courage? We propose to de-velop a measure of the virtue-relevant self, which is composed of self-conception, social roles, virtue-relevant values, and ...
Whole trait theory: Does it work for virtue?
(2016-05)
Nearly a century after the first blow landed for the situationist argument, Whole Trait Theory was offered as a new model of traits, one that benefited from the situationists’ points. Whole Trait Theory argued that there ...
"Jihad": What's Happening with this Virtue?
(2015-03-13)
"Jihad" for Muslim is a virtue, it’s learned from generation to generation. But nowadays we can see that this virtue has had different interpretations in society, from peaceful to terrorism. This research will be conducted ...
The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 01
(2015-03)
This is the quarterly electronic publication of the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project. It features a lead article, autobiographical sketches of SMV Project research team members, publication announcements, and updates about ...
Virtue Intelligence
(2014-01)
The provocative title of this conference is, “Can Virtue Be Measured?” My answer to this question is, “Yes, it can,” and I hasten to add, “It should be.” I began thinking about whether and how to measure virtue when Jennifer ...
Giving from the Heart: The Role of the Heart and the Brain in Virtuous Motivation and Integrity
(2016-05-07)
To what extent and in what way is the self unified? How does its degree of unification lead to or stymie virtuous motivation and action? This project investigates embodied fluency in value-directed-actions and a drive ...
A Personal-Projects Approach to Well-Being and Virtue: Philosophical and Psychological Considerations
(2016-05-07)
Philosophical theories of well-being are diverse and often in disagreement, but we believe progress can be made by starting from an assertion that we think all such theories can agree on—namely, that success in at least ...
Ten Myths About Character, Virtue and Virtue Education - Plus Three Well-Founded Misgivings
(2013-04-30)
Initiatives to cultivate character and virtue in moral education at school continue to provoke sceptical responses. Most of those echo familiar misgivings about the notions of character, virtue and education in virtue – ...