Attention to virtues : an affective grammar / Robert C. Roberts, Baylor University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Robert Campbell, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtues.

Emotions (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

In Attention to Virtues, Robert C. Roberts offers a view of moral philosophical inquiry reminiscent of the ancient Greek concern that philosophy improve a practitioner's life by improving her character. The book divides human virtues into three groups: virtues of caring (generosity and truthfulness, for example, are direct, while justice and the sense of duty are indirect), enkratic virtues (courage, self-control), and humility, which is in a class by itself. The virtues are individuated by their conceptual structure, which Roberts calls their 'grammar.' Well-illustrated accounts of generosity, gratitude, compassion, forgivingness, truthfulness, patience, courage, justice, and a sense of duty relate such traits to human concerns and the emotions that express them in the circumstances of life. The book provides a comprehensive account of excellent moral character, and yet treats each virtue in enough detail to bring it to life.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Jul 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-009-57090-0

1-009-57094-3

1-009-57091-9

OCLC:

1530375756