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    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 07 

      Self, Motivation & Virtue Project (2017-02)
      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 ...
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 06 

      SMV Project (2016-07)
      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 ...
    • The Dignity of Persons and the Value of Uniqueness 

      Zagzebski, Linda (2016-11)
      Presidential Address delivered at the one hundred thirteenth Central Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Chicago, IL, on March 4, 2016.
    • The Joys and Sorrows of a Philosophical Life 

      Zagzebski, Linda (2016-11)
      John Dewey lecture delivered at the ninetieth Pacific Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association in San Francisco on April 1, 2016.
    • The Beacon Project: Jump-Starting a Field of the Morally Exceptional 

      Fleeson, William (2015-10)
      This article was originally published in the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project's e-Newsletter 03 (October 2015).
    • Moral Exemplarism 

      Zagzebski, Linda (2016-07)
      This article was originally published in the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project’s e-Newsletter 04, January 2016.
    • Turning Points: Finding Experiential Forks in the Path to Wisdom and Virtues 

      Nusbaum, Howard (2016-07)
      This article was published as the lead article in the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project e-Newsletter 06 (July 2016).
    • The Self, Motivation & Virtue Project Newsletter 05 

      SMV Project (2016-04)
      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 ...
    • From 'ordinary' virtue to Aristotelian virtue 

      Snow, Nancy (2016-01)
      In two earlier papers, I began to explore how “ordinary people” acquire virtue. By “ordinary people,” I mean people, not specifically or directly concerned with becoming virtuous, who have goals or aims the pursuit of ...
    • Performing Virtue 

      Zampelli, Michael (2016-04)
      This article was first published as the lead article in the Self, Motivation & Virtue Project e-Newsletter 05 (April 2016).
    • Can Virtue Be Measured? 

      Wright, Jennnifer (2014-01)
      In addressing this question, I will define “virtue” as the possession of (a set of) virtue-relevant traits (e.g., honesty, compassion, bravery, generosity, etc.) – “traits” being defined as trait-appropriate cognitive/af ...
    • Can there be a virtue ethics of institutions? 

      Cordell, Sean (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, ...
    • ISHF e-Newsletter 01 (January 2016) 

      ISHF (2016-01)
      This is a quarterly electronic publication of the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing. It features a brief overview of past events and activities of the Institute and its partner institutions, and a look ahead to ...
    • Virtue, Practical Wisdom and Character in Teaching 

      Cooke, Sandra; Carr, David (2014-06)
      Recent reflection on the professional knowledge of teachers has been marked by a shift away from more reductive competence and skill-focused models of teaching towards a view of teacher expertise as involving complex ...
    • Virtue Intelligence 

      Snow, Nancy (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 ...
    • Can the love of learning be taught? 

      Nillsen, Rodney (2004)
      This paper is an expanded version of a talk given at a Generic Skills Workshop at the University of Wollongong, and was intended for academic staff from any discipline and general staff with an interest in teaching. The ...
    • Open-mindedness in Three Dimensions 

      Higgins, Chris (2009)
      In this programmatic essay, I approach the question "What is open-mindedness?" through three more specific questions, each designed to foreground a distinct dimension along which the analysis of open-mindedness might ...