Virtue

Provides a wide-ranging investigation of the gendered nature of historical memory and its influence on the development of the Mara region of Tanzan...

A major study into the changes in moral politics and culture of working-class Radicalism during a crucial period of modern British history. -- .

Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded - Samuel Richardson

Thomas Aquinas's work on moral theory focused on the status and value of the virtues, and the way in which a moral life can be organized around the...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Sarah McFarland TaylorIllustration(s): 10 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 368Collectio...

This book gives the virtue of friendship the prominence it deserves in contemporary virtue ethics. It offers a more realistic version of Aristoteli...

William Bennett's moral guide for children, "A Book of Virtues", was a national bestseller. Yet, many continue to associate virtue with a prudish, ...

Reducere. The American imagination still exalts the Founders as the prime movers of the Revolution, and the War of Independence has become the stuff of legen...

DescriptionW. David Solomon sits at the very center of the revival of virtue ethics. Solomon's work extended what began with the publication of G. ...

Reducere. St. Alphonsus Liguori's Moral Theology has long been praised and held in the highest regard by the Church, covering every moral question of his day...

Reducere. Joy, pain, celebration, and grief are constant companions on the journey of caregiving. While remaining detached might seem the preferable option, ...

Maureen C. Miller traces the ways in which clerical garb changed over the Middle Ages. Miller goes into detail about craft, artistry, and textiles ...

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A bold, revisionist account of the political thought of the Italian Renaissance--from Petrarch to Machiavelli--that reveals the all-important role ...

Discussing Plato's views on knowledge, recollection, dialogue, and epiphany, this ambitious volume offers a systematic analysis of the ways that Pl...

This book explores questions about the locality versus the universality of virtues from a number of theoretical and practical perspectives.Publishe...

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DescriptionThe Great Chicago Fire in October 1871 destroyed 2, 600 acres and left tens of thousands without housing, food, fuel, or clothing. In th...

Two expert authors combine a compelling critique of contemporary liberalism with post-liberal alternatives in politics, the economy, culture and in...

This beautifully illustrated and exquisitely designed volume of paintings, sculpture, medals, and drawings celebrates the extraordinary flowering o...

Daly uses the lens of virtue and vice to reimagine a Catholic ethics that can better scrutinize the social forces that both affect our moral charac...

Reducere. As the popularity of William Bennett's Book of Virtues attests, parents are turning more and more to children's literature to help instill values i...

Reducere. When After Virtue first appeared in 1981, it was recognized as a significant and potentially controversial critique of contemporary moral philosoph...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ronald DworkinEquality is the endangered species of political ideals. Even left-of-center politicians reject equality as an...

Reducere. Classical virtue ethics, exemplified by Aristotle (d. 322 BC), asked: what can we know of human nature and the virtues by which it is perfected in ...

Over the last several decades, perceptive observers of Western civilization have documented what virtually everyone has perceived: as the old found...

Presents an exposition and defence of author's own version of virtue ethics. This book discusses a range of philosophical topics, including action,...

Reducere. "This magnificent work has all the beauty of a late career book written by a master who speaks about his area of expertise simply and wisely. This ...

Moderation suffers in today's culture of excesses. In resuscitating this discarded virtue, Harry Clor unveils the intrinsic power of moderation to ...

Reducere. After battling the impossible, Z�lie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Or�sha. But the ritual was more powerfu...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Jonathan D., author of Reinventing Racism: Why 'White Fragility' Is the Wrong Way to Think About Racial I...

Reducere. Virtue at Work is about good organizations, good managers, and good people, and how these can contribute to good communities. It provides an integr...

"Aquinas, " says Jean Porter, "gets justice right." In this book she shows that Aquinas offers us a cogent and illuminating account of justice as a...

Reducere. St. Alphonsus Liguori's Moral Theology has long been praised and held in the highest regard by the Church, covering every moral question of his day...

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Reducere. DescriptionA collection of writings on the subject of character and virtue from Islamic and other sources. Arranged thematically (Humility, Courage...

Reducere. Addresses the history, future and contemporary application of virtue ethics.

Reducere. An ecologically sustainable society cannot be achieved without citizens who possess the virtues and values that will foster it, and who believe tha...

Reducere. What is the nature of addiction? Neither of the two dominant models (disease or choice) adequately accounts for the experience of those who are add...

Reducere. The Orthians (more commonly called the "Grays") are a highly intelligent alien species. They work hard to ensure their designs, ships, and crews ar...

Reducere. Now updated and expanded with a new introduction, over 100 dazzling new photographs, and three all-new chapters covering the pair's stunning perfor...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this marvelous series of reflections on Hope, adapted from a series of talks, Father Philip Bochanski not only lays out what hope is ...

Reducere. Martines de Pasqually was born in Grenoble, around 1710, from a father of Spanish origin and a French mother. He was military in France for a few y...

A revealing examination of the often misunderstood history of contemporary financial markets.

Reducere. Description2019 Reprint of First Edition Published in 1891. Originally entitled A Year with the Saints, this devotional manual aligns each month to...

Reducere. The sheer volume of talk about energy, energy prices, and energy policy on both sides of the political aisle suggests that we must know something a...

A leading conservative thinker argues that a nationalist order is the only realistic safeguard of liberty in the world today Nationalism is the iss...

Highly controversial when it was first published in 1981, Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue has since established itself as a landmark work in cont...

A new reading of Machiavelli's major works that demonstrates how he has been previously misread To what extent was Niccol Machiavelli a "Machiavell...

Reducere. Communication expert and popular speaker Quentin Schultze offers a practical, accessible, and inspiring guide to public speaking, showing readers h...

Reducere. Francis Hutcheson's first book, An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue, was published in 1725, when its author was only thi...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2000Dimensions: 215 x 138 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s):...

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Reducere. Magnify is a book of reflections on virtues geared to deepen a woman's interior spiritual life, so that her exterior life magnifies the Lord. Each ...

"Meet Tomi Adeyemi--the new J.K. Rowling. (Yep, she's that good)." --Entertainment WeeklyAfter battling the impossible, Z lie and Amari have finall...

Reducere. The future of Basileia is at stake. Magos and his empire threaten to seize control of Teknon's planet. Basileia's only hope lies in the power of th...

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The church and science have drifted apart over the past century. Today the church is often deemed irrelevant by those who trust science, and scienc...

Dr. Virtue teaches us how to use our sixth sense so we can lay our hearts open to the possibility of healing. Begin a dialogue with the angels and ...

Reducere. Uniting thirty years of authoritative scholarship by a master of textual detail, Machiavelli's Virtue is a comprehensive statement on the founder o...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Succinct, humane, and politically astute...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Khalid KhashoggiAuthor: Arianna AstuniDense text and U.S. founding documents are made easy and accessible through this prac...

Reducere. Would you denounce your faith to defend your home and family? France, 1685. Jeanne is the wife of a once-wealthy merchant, but now she risks losing...

Reducere. Do you wonder whether there are angels around you, who they are, and what they look like? In this inspiring work--which is a compilation of the bes...

Addressing a topic of growing and vital concern, this book asks us to reconsider how we think about the natural world and our place in it. Steven B...

Reducere. Do you want to change your life, but just can't find the time to get started? The author guides you through the perplexing jungle of mind traps tha...

Reducere. Declining church attendance. A growing feeling of betrayal. For Christians who have begun to feel set adrift and disillusioned by their churches, W...

DescriptionAny Christian has the potential to rise from sin to become a great saint. This spiritual classic explains the path by which this can be ...

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Reducere. Reverence is an ancient virtue that survives among us in half-forgotten patterns of civility and moments of inarticulate awe. Reverence gives meani...