The Virtues: A Very Short Introduction by Craig A. Boyd (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Virtues by Craig A. Boyd, Kevin Timpe The nature of the virtues has a long tradition of thought, from Aristotle to Thomas Aquinas. This book considers the virtues in various cultural, religious, and philosophical contexts. Examining the key virtues, and some of the vices, it explores the cultivation of the virtues as an alternative way of moral thinking. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the philosophy of Aristotle and Confucius, to Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae, to the paintings of Raphael, Botticelli and many more, fascination with the virtues has endured and evolved to fit a wide range of cultural, religious, and philosophical contexts through the centuries. This Very Short Introduction introduces readers to the various virtues: the moral virtues, the intellectual virtues, and the theologicalvirtues, as well as the capital vices. It explores the role of the virtues in moral life, their cultivation, and how they offer ways of thinking and acting that are alternatives to mere rule-following. It also considers therelationship of the virtues to our own emotions, desires, and rational capacities. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Author Biography Craig A. Boyd is Professor of Philosophy & Humanities in the School for Professional Studies at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO. His academic interests include the work of St. Thomas Aquinas, natural law ethics, studies in charity and humility, issues at the intersection of evolution and normative ethical theory, and the moral thought of J.R.R. Tolkien. Kevin Timpe holds the William H. Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy at Calvin College. He hasbeen a visiting faculty or scholar at Calvin Theological Seminary, Innsbruck University, Oxford University, and Peking University. He has written and edited ten books and published nearly 50 articles. Most ofhis scholarly writing focuses on issues of free will, virtue ethics, philosophical theology, and the philosophy of disability. Table of Contents List of illustrations1: Whose virtues, which vices?2: The moral virtues: feeling good about being good3: The intellectual virtues: being mindful4: Whose culture? which virtues? Confucian and Islamic contributions to the virtues5: The theological virtues: be good, by God!6: The capital vices: good gone wrong, very wrong7: ConclusionFurther readingIndex Long Description From the philosophy of Aristotle and Confucius, to Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologiae, to the paintings of Raphael, Botticelli and many more, fascination with the virtues has endured and evolved to fit a wide range of cultural, religious, and philosophical contexts through the centuries.This Very Short Introduction introduces readers to the various virtues: the moral virtues, the intellectual virtues, and the theological virtues, as well as the capital vices. It explores the role of the virtues in moral life, their cultivation, and how they offer ways of thinking and acting that are alternatives to mere rule-following. It also considers the relationship of the virtues to our own emotions, desires, and rational capacities.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Feature Introduces the virtues and their role in philosophical and religious thinking, from Aristotle and Confucius to todayConsiders the virtues in a variety of cultural contextsExplores the variety of virtues: moral, intellectual, theological, and correctiveExamines what have come to be known as the key virtues (and some of the vices)Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide New Feature List of illustrations 1. Whose virtues, which vices? 2. The moral virtues: feeling good about being good 3. The intellectual virtues: being mindful 4. Whose culture? which virtues? Confucian and Islamic contributions to the virtues 5. The theological virtues: be good, by God! 6. The capital vices: good gone wrong, very wrong 7. Conclusion Further reading Index Details ISBN0198845375 Author Kevin Timpe Publisher Oxford University Press Series Very Short Introductions ISBN-10 0198845375 ISBN-13 9780198845379 Format Paperback Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations 8-10 black and white illustrations Affiliation Calvin College Language English Pages 144 Year 2021 Publication Date 2021-03-25 UK Release Date 2021-03-25 NZ Release Date 2021-03-25 DEWEY 179.9 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-01-14 Subtitle A Very Short Introduction We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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