Personal Virtues: Introductory Readings

by Clifford Williams

Book Overview

In this groundbreaking collection of articles, ten respected philosophers discuss everyday virtues, including generosity of spirit, gratitude, hope, patience, and trust. Martha C. Nussbaum describes the cognitive dimensions of compassion; Robert Solomon argues that love must have reasons; Eamonn Callan contends that patience has as much value as courage. Clifford Williams' Introduction places the virtues into the contemporary context and discusses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403994552
• ISBN13: 9781403994554
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"