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In The Pitfalls of Virtue Ethics, Husain Sarkar offers a thoughtful critique of virtue ethics, questioning whether it can achieve what he views as the central aim of moral philosophy: providing a satisfactory account of right action. By focusing on five key objections, the author argues that virtue ethics is not a viable alternative to deontology. Sarkar’s use of fiction and his clear, engaging writing style make the work accessible to a non-specialist audience. A valuable contribution to the field. -- Liezl van Zyl, University of Waikato, New Zealand

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Husain Sarkar is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Louisiana State University, USA. His first book, A Theory of Method (1983), presented a new problem in philosophy of science called the problem of group rationality. His other books include The Toils of Understanding: An Essay on “The Present Age” (2000), Descartes’ Cogito: Saved from the Great Shipwreck (2003), Group Rationality in Scientific Research (2007) and Kant and Parfit: The Groundwork of Morals (2018).

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