Contemporary Social Work practice and education: a call for a re-examination of virtue ethics

In this paper, we will suggest that social work needs to recover its connection to the Aristotelian ethical tradition wherein, to be «virtuous» is a «practice». Virtue ethics, we argue, is holistic. It implies a strength of character within the polity. No one can live a good life by focusing only on...

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Main Authors: Emilia Martínez-Brawley, Paz M-B. Zorita
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2017-01-01
Series:Cuadernos de Trabajo Social
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CUTS/article/view/49446