Download or read book The Practice of Virtue written by Jennifer Welchman and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides readings from five classic thinkers with importantly distinct approaches to virtue theory, along with five new essays from contemporary thinkers that apply virtue theories to the resolution of practical moral problems. Jennifer Welchman's Introduction discusses the history of virtue theory. A short introduction to each reading highlights the distinctive aspects of the view expressed.