The Heart of Virtue: Lessons from Life and Literature on the Beauty of Moral Character

by Donald DeMarco

Book Overview

The Heart of Virtue brings to life in an inspirational and memorable way what is at the core of every true moral virtue, namely, love. It presents twenty-eight different virtues, and reveals, through stories that personify these virtues, how love is expressed through care, courage, compassion, faith, hope, justice, prudence, temperance, wisdom, etc... It is a treatment of virtue that is both unique and original. It is unique in that twenty-eight distinct...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898705681
• ISBN13: 9780898705683
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Heart of Virtue - nice book!

I am one of Professor DeMarcos many Philosophy students at the University of Waterloo/Ontario. This book is actually a very nice book to read and to own; it has a lot of beautiful and interesting stories and it is a valuable "Bildungsroman". I finally have a list of all the virtues + their explanations and good examples. The links to Christianity or religion related stories are really good. Could it be that spiritual or religious people have more virtues than others or is that again a matter of belief? Not many philosophers believe in God, or am I wrong?