{"product_id":"9781041466376","title":"When Flourishing is Beyond Reach Virtue Ethics, Society, and the Disadvantaged","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWhen Flourishing is Beyond Reach\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVirtue Ethics, Society, and the Disadvantaged\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHoward J. Curzer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary society grapples with questions about the disadvantaged—who they are, what causes their circumstances, and what should be done to help them. \u003ci\u003eWhen Flourishing is Beyond Reach\u003c\/i\u003e offers a groundbreaking Aristotelian virtue ethics perspective on these pressing issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoward J. Curzer defines the disadvantaged as individuals blocked by circumstances beyond their control from leading flourishing lives. Rather than pursuing traditional flourishing, he argues they should aim for \"near-flourishing\", which is a more achievable alternative, often built around \"near-virtue.\" The book examines how worldviews, practices, and institutions create and perpetuate disadvantage by corrupting character and blocking access to crucial goods. Curzer addresses three major social structures that disadvantage people: misleading worldviews spread through media, character-corrupting practices like traditional family roles, and institutions that exploit professional virtues. He describes the character traits needed to reform these structures, including the virtues of interlocutors, e-interlocutors, professionals of various sorts, and activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis innovative book fills a significant gap in the virtue ethics literature by directly addressing the nature and social causes of disadvantage. It will appeal to scholars across philosophy, sociology, political theory, and related disciplines concerned with ethics, social justice, and human flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward J. Curzer\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Texas Tech University. His publications include \u003ci\u003eAristotle and the Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP, 2012), \u003ci\u003eVirtue Ethics for the Real World: Improving Character without Idealization\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2023), \u003ci\u003eDifficult Virtues: An Aristotelian Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2024), and articles on ancient philosophy, contemporary virtue ethics, the Confucian tradition, moral development, research ethics, biomedical ethics, and the \u003ci\u003eHebrew Bible\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781041466376\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547632058508,"sku":"9781041466376","price":210.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781041466376","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}