Author : Candace L. Upton
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739132865
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Book Synopsis Situational Traits of Character by : Candace L. Upton
Download or read book Situational Traits of Character written by Candace L. Upton and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009-08-28 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.