Bibliograph

Lack of character, personality and moral behavior, John M. Doris

Type

Label

Lack of character, personality and moral behavior, John M. Doris

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lack of character

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

290496376

Responsibility statement

John M. Doris

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

personality and moral behavior

Summary

This book is a provocative contribution to contemporary ethical theory challenging foundational conceptions of character that date back to Aristotle. John Doris draws on behavioral science, especially social psychology, to argue that we misattribute the causes of behavior to personality traits and other fixed aspects of character rather than to the situational context. More often than not it is the situation not the nature of the personality that really counts. The author elaborates the philosophical consequences of this research for a whole array of ethical theories and shows that, once rid of the misleading conception of motivation, moral psychology can support more robust ethical theories and more humane ethical practices.--, Provided by publisher

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