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Books on: morality virtues

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The Moral Virtues and Theological Ethics

Book by Romanus Cessario; University of Notre Dame Press, 1991

Subjects:

Christian Ethics--Catholic Authors, Virtues

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...about what distinguishes the morality of the Christian dispensation...point with respect to the virtues. In his treatise on the New...virtue of prudence to the moral virtues. The unique role of prudence in a realist virtue-centered morality permits Aristotles doctrine...
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Lord Byron, Christian Virtues

Book by G. Wilson Knight; Oxford University Press, 1953

Subjects:

Byron, George Gordon Byron--Baron--1788-1824--Religion, Christian poetry, English--History and criticism, Virtues in literature

Collections: Religious Studies, Literature, Entire Library

...faced by an instance of uncharitable morality, his reaction was of withering impact...received opinions are not wounded and morality is inculcated, with the assurance of...evidence concerning Byrons various virtues seldom depending on her own, Teresas...
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Virtues and Rights: The Moral Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes

Book by R. E. Ewin; Westview Press, 1991

Subjects:

Ethics, Modern--17th Century, Hobbes, Thomas--1588-1679--Ethics, Natural Law--History--17th Century, Reason--History--17th Century, Virtues--History--17th Century

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...condition of mankind. Not all of morality is a matter of convention, but...believed that even those parts of morality that were not conventional required...there can be no other sort of morality; the virtues cannot flourish, or, indeed, be...
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Virtues and Vices

Book by James D. Wallace; Cornell University Press, 1978

Subjects:

Ethics, Virtues

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...other things, to appreciate the importance of community in morality. The ideas of Frederick L. Will about knowledge, reasoning...be grateful to her. JAMES D. WALLACE Urbana, Illinois VIRTUES AND VICES I Goodness and Life Particular virtues perform...
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Virtues and Reasons: Philippa Foot and Moral Theory: Essays in Honour of Philippa Foot

Book by Rosalind Hursthouse, Gavin Lawrence, Warren Quinn, Philippa Foot; Clarendon Press, 1995

Subjects:

Ethics, Modern--20th Century, Virtue

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Philippa Foot is one of the most original and widely respected philosophers of our time; her work has exerted a lasting influence on the development of moral philosophy. In tribute to her, twelve leading philosophers from both sides of the Atlantic have contributed essays exploring the various ...
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Philippa Foot is one of the most original and widely respected philosophers of our time; her work has exerted a lasting influence on the development of moral philosophy. In tribute to her, twelve leading philosophers from both sides of the Atlantic have contributed essays exploring the various topics in moral philosophy to which she has made a distinctive contribution--virtue ethics, naturalism, non-cognitivism, relativism, categorical requirements, and the role of rationality in morality.
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Journal Articles on: morality virtues

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Morality and Virtue in Poetry and Philosophy: A Reading of Homer's Iliad XXIV

Journal article by Hektor K.T. Yan; Humanitas, Vol. 16, 2003

Subjects:

Homer--Criticism and interpretation, Iliad (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Morality--Analysis, Virtue--Analysis, Virtues--Analysis

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...and humanity so far as it is capable of morality...as autonomy. We may therefore say that virtues consist of an interaction between ones...Greek or Trojan heroes. This suggests that virtues are expressed in particular ways and may...
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Virtues in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas

Journal article by Thomas F. O'Meara; Theological Studies, Vol. 58, 1997

Subjects:

Grace (Theology)--Moral and ethical aspects, Thomas Aquinas, Saint--Philosophy, Virtues--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Cologne, joined a morality of virtues to a theology of...relationship of virtues to sanctifying grace. A morality of virtue could...Christian man, his virtues and vices, in a...context.... Christian morality, once for all, was...
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French, Peter A. the Virtues of Vengeance

Journal article by Richard G. Avramenko; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 56, 2003

Subjects:

The Virtues of Vengeance (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

French, Peter A. The Virtues of Vengeance. by Richard...is a fundamental aspect of morality that has "fallen into disrepute...appreciative judgments" because "morality is an art, not a science...disputation. In this way, "the virtues of vengeance are regulated...
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On the Virtues

Journal article by Michael J. Dodds; Theological Studies, Vol. 64, 2003

Subjects:

Books--Reviews, On the Virtues (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

On the Virtues. by Michael J. Dodds...current renewal of virtue-based morality. As Servais Pinckaers, O...morality of Aquinas to a morality that "favored the consideration...topics as the necessity of the virtues, the nature of the theological...
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Elders, Leo. the Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas: Happiness, Natural Law and the Virtues

Journal article by Jude P. Dougherty; The Review of Metaphysics, Vol. 59, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas: Happiness, Natural Law and the Virtues (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...the passions, on habits in general, on virtues, on natural law and the common good, on...elucidating the difference between biblical morality and that of the Greek ethical theorists...especially true of doctrines concerting the virtues and natural law. Early on in the volume...

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Magazine Articles on: morality virtues

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Victorian Virtues: Black-and-White Morality Takes on an Unexpected Colour

Magazine article by John Lyttle; New Statesman, Vol. 134, November 14, 2005

Subjects:

Gardeners--Services, Morality--Analysis

Collections: Entire Library

Victorian Virtues: Black-and-White Morality Takes on an Unexpected Colour. by John Lyttle The Constant Gardener (15) The Constant Gardener is the latest white...
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The Morality of Anthony Hecht

Magazine article by David Yezzi; New Criterion, Vol. 22, April 2004

Subjects:

American poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Hecht, Anthony--Criticism and interpretation, Morality--Portrayals, Poets--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Entire Library

The Morality of Anthony Hecht. by...adhering to the cardinal virtues, yet he returns to them...numerous other poems touching on morality, religion, and the Bible...that touch on the Bible, morality, and sin include "Circles...
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The Virtues of Alasdair MacIntyre

Magazine article by Stanley Hauerwas; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, October 2007

Subjects:

MacIntyre, Alasdair C.--Works, Painters (Artists)--Biography, Painters (Artists)--Works, Painters--Biography, Painters--Works

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...from MacIntyres account of the virtues. But far more important for...fragmented and largely transformed morality. MacIntyres respect for such...attempt to develop accounts of morality in the name of some impersonal...rationality, the nature of the virtues, why training in a craft is...
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Teaching the Virtues

Magazine article by Christina Hoff Sommers; Public Interest, Spring 1993

Subjects:

Ethics--Study and teaching, Moral education--Study and teaching, Virtue--Study and teaching

Collections: Education, Entire Library

Teaching the virtues. by Christina...paid to private morality. I noted that students...half is private morality. I urged that we...promoting bourgeois virtues instead of awakening...temperance, and other virtues. I have found that...tendency to discuss morality as relative to taste...
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Dependent Rational Animals: Why Human Beings Need the Virtues

Magazine article by Don Browning, Alexander Campbell; The Christian Century, Vol. 117, May 17, 2000

Subjects:

MacIntyre, Alasdair--Influence, Philosophers--Influence

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Human Beings Need the Virtues by Don Browning...understanding of human morality? Through questions such...communal practices, virtues and stories. MacIntyre...the secrets of human morality. All humans are dependent...practical reasoners. The virtues--from traditional ones...

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Newspaper Articles on: morality virtues

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Wall-to-Wall Morality

Newspaper article by Richard Slusser; The Washington Times, July 29, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...leader. "Los Honores" was a morality play in nine scenes. The...at the same time depict his virtues to his subjects. Soon after...Senses. * "Virtus." The Virtues chain fickle Fortune between...and Charity, the theological virtues. Below them are Prudence...
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Morality 101; A Lesson for Haughty Politicians

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 18, 2008

Subjects:

Spitzer, Eliot--Ethical aspects, Spitzer, Eliot--Political activity

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...when they crafted a new world and new colonies based on the morality that guided them. William Penn wrote the famous, "Frame of...illegal and 2) lying under oath is too. Bill Bennetts "Book of Virtues" is designed for parents to their children - bestowing the...
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Why Are We Ashamed to Preach Morality? atop Educationist Argues That We Are Failing to Instill in Our Childrenthe Difference between Right and Wrong

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 15, 1996

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Seven Deadly Sins. The Seven principle virtues. These, together with popular sayings...relativism. By that I mean the view that morality is largely a matter of taste or opinion...cent of 15 to 35-year-olds felt that morality always depends on circumstances. Studies...
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THE BATTLE FOR NARNIA; at Last! A Film That Champions Faith and Morality. No Wonder Our Sneering Liberal Elite Are Up in Arms

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 6, 2005

Subjects:

Lewis, C.S.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...BATTLE FOR NARNIA; at Last! A Film That Champions Faith and Morality. No Wonder Our Sneering Liberal Elite Are Up in Arms. Byline...redemption. The media establishment, so insistent upon its own lofty virtues of tolerance, is spitting with ugly intolerance at this bigbudget...
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Morality Matters to Middle Class; Tolerance More So

Newspaper article by Julia Duin; The Washington Times, March 10, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...religion can play an official and didactic role in guiding public morality." Although history has always been guided by minority movements...we fought World War II and bits and pieces from `The Book of Virtues. " Not to say Americans dont get angry. They do. When...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: morality virtues

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Chivalry

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of Christian and military concepts of morality and still form the basis of gentlemanly...knighted, usually at 21. The chief chivalric virtues were piety, honor, valor, courtesy, chastity...tournament was the chief arena in which the virtues of chivalry could be proved. The code...
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English Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of Daniel Defoe , the first modern novels in English, owe much to the techniques of journalism. They also illustrate the virtues of merchant adventure vital to the rising middle class. Indeed, the novel was to become the literary form most responsive to...
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Middle English Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...miracle play , a long cycle of short plays based upon biblical episodes, was popular throughout the Middle Ages in England. The morality play , an allegorical drama centering on the struggle for mans soul, originated in the 15th cent. The finest of the genre is...

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