The Principles of New Ethics IV: Virtue Ethics
In: China Perspectives Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgement -- 1 Conscience and reputation: Ways of realizing excellent morality -- Concepts of conscience and reputation -- Specific moral evaluation: Conscience and reputation -- Conscience: Definition, structure, and types -- Definition of conscience -- Structure of conscience -- Types of conscience -- Reputation: Definition, structure, and types -- Definition of reputation -- Structure of reputation -- Types of reputation -- Objective nature of conscience and reputation -- Origin of conscience: The goal and motivation of conscience -- The direct origin and goal of conscience -- The ultimate source and the motivation of conscience -- A comparison between the goal of conscience and the motivation of conscience -- Origin of reputation: External source and internal source -- External source of reputation -- Internal sources of reputation -- Function of conscience -- Function of reputation -- A comparison of functions of conscience and reputation -- Subjective evaluation of conscience and reputation -- Concepts of motivation and effect -- Behaviors and the agent's moral character: The theory of motivation and effect examined separately -- Theories of evaluation: Motivationism, consequentialism, and the theory of unity of motivation and effect -- The theory of effect -- The theory of motivation -- The theory of unity of motivation and effect -- The true or false and the right or wrong of conscience and reputation -- Conceptions of the true or false and the right or wrong of conscience and reputation -- Justification of the true or false and the right or wrong of conscience and reputation -- Significance of the true or false and the right or wrong of conscience and reputation -- Notes.