Martial virtues : lessons in wisdom, courage, and compassion from the world's greatest warriors / Charles Hackney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hackney, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martial arts.

Spiritual life.

Martial arts--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Pub., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Martial Virtues explores the place of the martial arts in the development of moral character. It focuses on the spiritual aspects of martial arts training, attempting to answer the question of what it means to be a good warrior.In this groundbreaking analysis, Hackney draws from the psychological literature and from the lives and experiences of admirable warriors of fact and fiction. He analyzes how the virtues of ancient and modern warriors can be developed by practicing the martial arts. Using examples from the ancient Greeks to the samurai practitioners of Bushido, from

Contents:

The martial arts and the character of the warrior

Virtue ethics, positive psychology, and the martial arts

Classic approaches to the warrior virtues

Will I fight courage

Who will I fight justice

How will I fight temperance

Why will I fight? : part I, wisdom

Why will I fight? : part II, benevolence

Courtesy (not a virtue, but still vital)

Tying it all together : what's your story.

Notes:

On cover: The role of martial arts in character development.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-15006-9

9786613150066

1-4629-0054-2

OCLC:

741492501