Detective fiction and philosophy3/4moral philosophy in particular3/4may seem like an odd combination. Working within the framework offered by neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics, this book makes the case that moral philosophers ought to take murder mysteries seriously, seeing them as a source of ethical insight, and as a tool that can be used to spark the ethical imagination. Detective fiction is a literary genre that asks readers to consider questions of good and evil, justice and injustice, virtue and vice, and is, consequently, a profoundly and inescapably ethical genre. Moreover, in the figure of the detective, readers are presented with an accessible role model who demonstrates the virtues of honesty, courage, and a commitment to justice that are required by those who want to live well as a virtue ethicist would understand it. This book also offers a critique of contemporary moral philosophy, and considers what features a neo-Aristotelian conception of autonomy might display.

About the Author
Rachel Haliburton is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Sudbury.


Book Information
ISBN 9781498536806
Author Rachel Haliburton
Format Hardback
Page Count 266
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 581g
Dimensions(mm) 241mm * 156mm * 27mm