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Virtue Ethics

Virtue Ethics is a normative ethical theory that identifies moral character as the central element of ethical action, distinguishing itself from deontological and consequentialist theories by emphasizing the role of character virtues in determining right conduct.

5.8K

Publications

359.4K

Citations

5.6K

Authors

1.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

932

Variants

Leadership Virtue Ethics

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Children

Publications

5.8K

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Authors

5.6K

  1. KK
    Kristján Kristjánsson

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    26 publications · 1.4K citations

    19

    h-index

  2. DC
    David Carr

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 986 citations

    18

    h-index

  3. JA
    Julia Annas

    University of Arizona, United States

    18 publications · 1.9K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. LZ
    Linda Zagzebski

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    16 publications · 975 citations

    15

    h-index

  5. MC
    Martha C. Nussbaum

    University of Chicago, United States

    16 publications · 5.2K citations

    14

    h-index

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    28 h-index

    52 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    26 h-index

    48 publications

    4.9K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    26 h-index

    54 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    25 h-index

    64 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    24 h-index

    42 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    23 h-index

    41 publications

    3.7K citations

  7. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    21 h-index

    32 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    20 h-index

    37 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 358 publications · 43.4K citations

    106

    h-index

  2. The Philosophical Review

    104 publications · 12.7K citations

    58

    h-index

  3. Journal of Business Ethics

    147 publications · 9.6K citations

    54

    h-index

  4. Ethics

    98 publications · 8.7K citations

    51

    h-index

  5. Business Ethics Quarterly

    BEQ · 78 publications · 6.2K citations

    46

    h-index

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