Work and human perfectibility: why virtues matters
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In recent times there have been a number of articles and books on different aspects of Applied Ethics. A number of them have tried to tackle Applied Ethics from the point of Work as such. In this paper I will analyse work as human action and then discuss its triple perfective dimension by looking at the various human operative powers: the mind, the will, the affections and emotions. After that I will focus on human work as the basis for the integration of Ethics and technique, the root of human and cultural development of the individual and of society.
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Presented at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy in Boston, Massachussetts.
In recent times there have been a number of articles and books on different aspects of Applied Ethics. A number of them have tried to tackle Applied Ethics from the point of Work as such. In this paper I will analyse work as human action and then discuss its triple perfective dimension by looking at the various human operative powers: the mind, the will, the affections and emotions. After that I will focus on human work as the basis for the integration of Ethics and technique, the root of human and cultural development of the individual and of society.
In recent times there have been a number of articles and books on different aspects of Applied Ethics. A number of them have tried to tackle Applied Ethics from the point of Work as such. In this paper I will analyse work as human action and then discuss its triple perfective dimension by looking at the various human operative powers: the mind, the will, the affections and emotions. After that I will focus on human work as the basis for the integration of Ethics and technique, the root of human and cultural development of the individual and of society.
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Virtues, Work perfectibility, Human perfectibility