About the lecture

In this module, we examine virtue ethics as a normative theory, focusing in particular on (i) contrasting virtue ethics with deontological and consequentialist ethics (ii) the role of virtue in the moral life (iii) the history of virtue ethics in western and eastern philosophy (iv) reasons for the revival of virtue ethics in contemporary thought (v) the difference between virtue theory and virtue ethics.

About the lecturer

Dr Ryan Byerly is a lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield. His research interests are in Philosophy of Religion, Epistemology, and Virtue Theory. His recent publications include Putting Others First: The Christian Ideal of Others-Centeredness (2018) and Introducing Logic and Critical Thinking: The Skills of Reasoning and the Virtues of Inquiry (2017).