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The theory and practice of virtue

Author: Gilbert Meilaender
Publisher: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©1984.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The Theory and Practice of Virtue presents a series of connected essays - drawing on the thoughts of such diverse figures as Josef Pieper, Plato, Lawrence, Kohlberg, and Martin Luther- which explore theories of virtue and the practical task of being virtuous.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gilbert Meilaender
ISBN: 0268018529 9780268018528 0268018537 9780268018535
OCLC Number: 10727370
Description: xi, 191 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Thinking about virtue --
The tradition of virtue: explorations in the thought of Josef Pieper --
Teaching ethics and shaping character: learning from Plato --
Instructing the conscience: some contemporary views of moral education --
The examined life is not worth living: learning from Luther --
It killed the cat: the vice of curiosity --
The virtue of gratitude.
Responsibility: Gilbert C. Meilaender.

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The Theory and Practice of Virtue presents a series of connected essays - drawing on the thoughts of such diverse figures as Josef Pieper, Plato, Lawrence, Kohlberg, and Martin Luther- which explore theories of virtue and the practical task of being virtuous.

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