The bright and the good : the connection between intellectual and moral virtues / edited by Audrey L. Anton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anton, Audrey L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtues.

Intellect.

Virtue.

Virtue epistemology.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

xxv, 335 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Rowman & Littlefield International Ltd. ; Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield International Ltd. is an affiliate of Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.

Summary:

The Bright and the Good examines the connection between intellectual and moral virtues both through the history of philosophy and as it can be illustrated in comprehensive examinations of specific virtues. The first part of the book investigates the original assumptions posited by Ancient Western philosophers concerning the apparent connection between moral and intellectual virtues. The second part follows the assumptions through history from the Medieval and Modern periods of philosophy, noting how the assumption has been tweaked to accommodate specific ideological and scientific precepts. The third part showcases inquiries into specific virtues, taking the reader on an investigation unfettered by any specific time period or ideology so as to consider the apparent connection between the moral and the intellectual on a case-by-case basis. These essays relate both historical context and contemporary concerns and examine topics including vice, ignorance, hope, courage, patience, justice and mercy.

Contents:

Part I Ancient Origins of the Intellectual-Moral Relationship

1 Geometry in the Humming of the Strings p. 3 / Anne Mamary

2 What the Theoretical Sciences Can Teach Us About Right Action: Plato and Intellectual Virtues p. 19 / Eva María Cadavid

3 How Practical Wisdom Depends on Moral Excellence p. 33 / Marcia Homiak

4 Practical Wisdom and Happiness as a Political Achievement in Aristotle p. 49 / C. D. C. Reeve

5 Intellectual Virtue and the Non-Sage in Stoicism p. 77 / Ryan Korstange

Part II The Assumption Re-Examined

6 Pagan and Christian Paths to Wisdom p. 93 / David Bradshaw

7 Moral and Intellectual Virtue from Greek to Arabic Philosophy p. 111 / Lenn E. Goodman

8 Moral and Intellectual Virtues in the Medieval Latin Tradition-and the Limits of Virtue Ethics p. 137 / Lenn E. Goodman

9 Hume, Intellectual Virtue, and Virtue Epistemology p. 153 / Dan O'Brien

10 Mill on Rousseau on the Sciences and Morality p. 169 / Piers Norris Turner

11 Kant and the Intellectual Virtues: "Good and Stupid"? p. 183 / Michael Reno

Part III Specific Virtues and Contemporary Reflections

12 How Second Nature Becomes Primary p. 201 / Jonathan Jacobs

13 Intellectual Trust in an Examined Life: On Vicious and Virtuous Trust in Philosophy p. 223 / Ben Almassi

14 Ignorance and Hope p. 243 / Katherine Johnson

15 Intellectual Courage p. 263 / Eric Kraemer

16 Patience and Practical Wisdom p. 277 / Matthew Pianalto

17 The Virtues of Justice and Mercy: On Knowing the Difference p. 293 / Audrey L. Anton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bright and the good.

ISBN:

9781786602367

1786602369

9781786602374

1786602377

OCLC:

992546102

Publisher Number:

99977643935