Science and virtue : an essay on the impact of the scientific mentality on moral character / Louis Caruana.

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Caruana, Louis

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text

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computer

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online resource

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9780754682660
0754682668
1138259330
9781138259331
1315243709
9781315243702
1281098000
9781281098009
9786611098001
6611098003

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Science and virtue.DDC classification:

171/.7 22

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BJ57 .C35 2006eb

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Contents:

A preamble on virtue -- Observation -- Method -- Explanation -- Science and history -- Science as a way of life.

Summary: Charting new territory in the interface between science and ethics, Science and Virtue is a study of how the scientific mentality can affect the building of character, or the attainment of virtue by the individual. Drawing on inspiration from virtue-ethics and virtue-epistemology, Caruana argues that science is not just a system of knowledge but also an important factor determining a way of life.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-130) and index.

A preamble on virtue -- Observation -- Method -- Explanation -- Science and history -- Science as a way of life.

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Charting new territory in the interface between science and ethics, Science and Virtue is a study of how the scientific mentality can affect the building of character, or the attainment of virtue by the individual. Drawing on inspiration from virtue-ethics and virtue-epistemology, Caruana argues that science is not just a system of knowledge but also an important factor determining a way of life.

English.

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