The Virtue Ethics of Hume and Nietzsche

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 perspective
• Contributes both to virtue ethics and a refreshed understanding of Hume's and Nietzsche's ethics
• Skilfully bridges the gap between continental and analytical philosophy
• Lucidly written and clearly organized, allowing students to focus on either Hume or Nietzsche
• Written by one of the most important figures contributing to virtue ethics today

Christine Swanton is a philosopher in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Auckland. She is the author of Virtue Ethics: A Pluralist View (2005), Freedom: A Coherence Theory (1992), and has contributed numerous articles to journals and reference works. She is regarded as one of the leading academic figures currently working within the field of virtue ethics.