Abstract
This chapter provides an introduction to temperance as a moral virtue. Issues covered include the nature of temperance, the relationship between temperance and other traits (such as self-control, intemperance, and insensitivity), and the question of why temperance has a strong claim to inclusion as a moral virtue.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Improving Character |
| Subtitle of host publication | Moral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions |
| Editors | Robert J. Hartman |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781394297078 |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 1 Sept 2025 |
Keywords
- temperance
- Virtue
- virtue ethics
- Self-control
- virtue theory