{"product_id":"the-theory-and-practice-of-virtue-paperback","title":"The Theory and Practice of Virtue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGilbert C. Meilaender\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany students of philosophical and theological ethics have recently experienced a renewed interest in what may be called an ethic of virtue. Such an ethic focuses less on the concept of duty--or doing--and more on being. Central to an ethic of virtue is a division of moral life that emphasizes character and character development or moral education. \u003ci\u003eThe Theory and Practice of Virtue\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Meilaender follows his consideration of the conceptual difficulties of moral education with a discussion of the practical problems and dangers of attempting to teach virtue, and more generally, of the problems of observing an ethic which emphasizes virtue within a theology that emphasizes grace. Chapters devoted to particular virtues and vices--the vice of curiosity and the virtue of gratitude--explicitly illustrate the book's central thematic concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.46 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 1984\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134932979847,"sku":"9780268018535","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a0dfc6dba637ec5742d97e4ae49e422c.webp?v=1732645733","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-theory-and-practice-of-virtue-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}