The cardinal virtues in the Middle Ages : a study in moral thought from the fourth to the fourteenth century / by Istvan P. Bejczy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bejczy, István Pieter, 1965-

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 202.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 202

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardinal virtues--History of doctrines.

Cardinal virtues.

Ethics, Medieval.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite its non-Christian origins, the scheme of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) found wide acceptance in medieval theology, philosophy, and religious literature. The present study is the first to investigate the history of the four virtues in the Latin Middle Ages from patristic times to the late fourteenth century. It examines the position of the cardinal virtues between religious and secularized conceptions of morality and attempts to reveal some distinctly Christian aspects of medieval virtue theory notwithstanding its manifest indebtedness to ancient ethics. Exploring learned and popularizing sources alike, including much unedited material, this study covers a broad spectrum of moral debate during ten centuries of Western intellectual history.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / I. Bejczy

1. Patristic Era And Early Middle Ages (C. 400–C. 1100) / I. Bejczy

2. The Twelfth Century / I. Bejczy

3. The Thirteenth And Fourteenth Centuries / I. Bejczy

4. Fallen Man In Search Of Virtue / I. Bejczy

Conclusion / I. Bejczy

Appendix I. Some Current Classifications Of The Moral Virtues / I. Bejczy

Appendix II. Some Unedited Medieval Texts On The Cardinal Virtues / I. Bejczy

Bibliography / I. Bejczy

Index Of Manuscripts / I. Bejczy

Index Of Ancient And Medieval Authors And Major Anonymous Works / I. Bejczy.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-16209-1

9786613162090

90-04-21013-X

OCLC:

743693690

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004210141.i-361 DOI