Description: In Exemplarist Moral Theory of Linda Zagzebski presents an original moral theory based on direct reference to exemplars of goodness, whom we identify through the emotion of admiration. Using examples of heroes, saints, and sages, she shows how narratives of exemplars and empirical work on the most admirable persons can be incorporated into the theory to serve both theoretical and practical purposes.
Review Quotes: "The theory proposed in this groundbreaking volume has... many merits" -- Dialectica
"In this book [Zagzebski] offers a fully-fledged defence of the claim that admiration, and the moral exemplars who form its paradigmatic object, have a crucial role to play in moral theory and practice. ... it will serve as a reference point for anyone wishing to think seriously about the role of exemplars and the experience of admiration in the moral life."--Sophia Vasalou, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice