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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Notre Dame Press
ISBN-100268001030
ISBN-139780268001032
eBay Product ID (ePID)77091
Product Key Features
Number of Pages248 Pages
Publication NameFour Cardinal Virtues : Human Agency, Intellectual Traditions, and Responsible Knowledge
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthics & Moral Philosophy, Religious, Philosophy
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
AuthorJosef Pieper
Subject AreaReligion, Philosophy
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN65-014713
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Dr. Pieper, with his grounding in Scholastic thinking, especially Thomas Aquinas, brings to the reader an interpretation of this classical tradition that has things to say about the human person today. He attempts to make what could become a list of requirements for ethical behavior into a human quest for the wisdom that enables one to become the kind of person one strives to be." -- Studies in Formative Spirituality, "Dr. Pieper, with his grounding in Scholastic thinking, especially Thomas Aquinas, brings to the reader an interpretation of this classical tradition that has things to say about the human person today. He attempts to make what could become a list of requirements for ethical behavior into a human quest for the wisdom that enables one to become the kind of person one strives to be." --Studies in Formative Spirituality, "Oddly tantalizing. . . The discussion is historically broad (Platonism to Heidegger), and the parallels drawn are often surprisingly sharp." --Kirkus Reviews, Dr. Pieper, with his grounding in Scholastic thinking, especially Thomas Aquinas, brings to the reader an interpretation of this classical tradition that has things to say about the human person today. He attempts to make what could become a list of requirements for ethical behavior into a human quest for the wisdom that enables one to become the kind of person one strives to be.
SynopsisIn The Four Cardinal Virtues , Joseph Pieper delivers a stimulating quartet of essays on the four cardinal virtues. He demonstrates the unsound overvaluation of moderation that has made contemporary morality a hollow convention and points out the true significance of the Christian virtues.
Profound insight into the virtues and human nature. A philosophical work . . . writing is clear but demanding of the reader, and assumes a good knowledge of philosophy.