Matt Stichter Books

Matt Stichter explores the intersection of moral psychology, virtue ethics, and the philosophy of expertise. He argues that virtue development can be modeled on skill acquisition, drawing upon psychological research into self-regulation and expertise. His work bridges theoretical philosophy with practical character development, offering a fresh perspective on how we can improve our moral and epistemic lives.

The Skillfulness of Virtue
210 pages
8 hours of reading
This book is for those interested in virtues and moral development. It provides an account of virtues as skills that we can work on improving, based on psychological research on self-regulation and expertise. The book will be of special interest to philosophers and psychologists working in moral psychology and virtue education.

The Skillfulness of Virtue