Virtue and the Moral Life: Theological and Philosophical Perspectives

Virtue and the Moral Life brings together distinguished philosophers and theologians with younger scholars of consummate promise to produce ten essays that engage both academics and students of ethics. This collection explores the role virtues play in identifying the good life and the good society.

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Main Author: Wilson, Mark A (Author)
Contributors: Rubio, Julie Hanlon (Contributor) ; Tessman, Lisa (Contributor) ; Roche, Mary M. Doyle (Contributor) ; Keenan, SJ (Contributor) ; Walker, Margaret Urban (Contributor) ; Schillinger, Jamie (Contributor) ; Porter, Jean (Contributor) ; Werpehowski, William 1953- (Contributor) ; Soltis, Kathryn Getek (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham Lexington Books 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:The Turn to Classification in Virtue Ethics (2016) (Elliot, David)
Further subjects:B Virtue
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780739182314
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Summary:Virtue and the Moral Life brings together distinguished philosophers and theologians with younger scholars of consummate promise to produce ten essays that engage both academics and students of ethics. This collection explores the role virtues play in identifying the good life and the good society.
Intro -- Title Page -- Preface -- Why Virtue? -- Seven Reasons for Doing Virtue Ethics Today -- Augustine and the Liturgical Pedagogy of Virtue -- Virtue, Conscience, and Public Life -- Historical Accountability and the Virtue of Civic Integrity -- Moral Grief and Reflective Virtue -- Virtue, Children, and the Family -- Children, Virtue Ethics, and Consumer Culture -- Passing on the Faith in an Era of Rising "Nones" -- Virtue and Moral Failure -- Sin, Sickness, and Transgression -- Making More Space for Moral Failure -- Virtue and the Challenge of Otherness -- Distinguishing Humility and Justice in Christian and Islamic Virtue -- Human Corruption and the Possibility of Love -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (213 pages)
ISBN:978-0-7391-8232-1
978-0-7391-8231-4

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