This ground-breaking and lucid contribution to the vibrant field of virtue ethics focuses on the influential work of Hume and Nietzsche, providing fresh perspectives on their philosophies and a compelling account of their impact on the development of virtue ethics. A ground-breaking text that moves the field of virtue ethics beyond ancient moral theorists and examines the highly influential ethical work of Hume and Nietzsche from a virtue ethics perspectiveContributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understanding of Hume’s and Nietzsche’s ethicsSkilfully bridges the gap between continental and analytical philosophyLucidly written and clearly organized, allowing students to focus on either Hume or NietzscheWritten by one of the most important figures contributing to virtue ethics today
