How Virtue-Theoretic Arguments May Be Used in the Justification of Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6352696 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Atkins (0000-0002-7391-4685, corresponding author), Judi Atkins |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 129-137 |
| Publication date | 2008-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9256.2008.00321.x |
| OpenAlex | W1967531566 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Politicians frequently deploy moral principles in the justification of policy. While many thinkers have examined the use of consequentialist and deontological arguments in politics, the role of virtue-theoretic principles is relatively under-theorised. Drawing on the work of MacIntyre, this article offers an initial exploration of how such principles are deployed in political argument, with particular emphasis on policies in the area of community. It will be shown that virtue is linked to the idea of the common good, which governments seek to promote through a range of policy initiatives relating to such issues as law and order and citizenship
Argument (complex analysis · Citizenship · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Virtue · Virtue ethics · Work (physics · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · Law · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
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| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |