{"product_id":"ecological-moral-character-a-catholic-model-paperback","title":"Ecological Moral Character: A Catholic Model - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy M. Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ecological model through which we can imagine Aquinas' vision of moral character\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe images we use to think about moral character are powerful. They inform our understanding of the moral virtues and the ways in which moral character develops. However, this aspect of virtue ethics is rarely discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEcological Moral Character, \u003c\/i\u003e Nancy M. Rourke creates an ecological model through which we can form images of moral character. She integrates concepts of ecology with Aquinas' vision and describes the dynamics of a moral character in terms of the processes and functions that take place in an ecosystem. The virtues, the passions, the will, and the intellect, are also described in terms of this model.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcological Moral Character\u003c\/i\u003e asks readers to choose deliberately the models we use to imagine moral character and offers this ecological virtue model as a vital framework for a period of environmental crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy M. Rourke\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Theology at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. She is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTheological Literacy in the Twenty First Century\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous articles in Catholic theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153468788871,"sku":"9781647124038","price":85.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/2b871d622007ea5d31eb15abc4789f94.webp?v=1733221853","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ecological-moral-character-a-catholic-model-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}