Personal Virtues Introductory Readings [Paperback]

In this ground-breakiing collection of articles, ten respected philosophers discuss everyday virtues, including generosity of spirit, gratitude, hope, patience and trust. Martha C. Nussbaum describes the cognitive dimensions of compassion; Robert Solomon argues that love must have reasons; Eamonn Callan contends that patience has as much value as courage. Clifford Williams' Introduction places the virtues into the contemporary context and discusses each one treated in the book.Acknowledgements Introduction Generosity of Spirit; J.Kupfer Gratitude and Justice; P.Boleyn-Fitzgerald Humility; N.E.Snow The Practice of Pride; T.Smith The Cognitive Structure of Compassion; M.C.Nussbaum Reasons for Love; R.C.Solomon The Value of Hope; L.Bovens Patience and Courage; E.Callan Forgivingness; R.C.Roberts Trust as an Affective Attitude; K.Jones Sources Index

'Justice, compassion, courage, trust, humility - if such virtues deeply characterized individual lives and communities, human existence would be far less scarred by genocide, terrorism, poverty, torture and other human rights abuses that plague the twenty-first century. This well-edited collection of essays contains clear philosophical reflection that provides much-needed guidance for anyone and everyone who strives to support and extend the moral qualities that are necessary to amend the world.' - John Roth, Edward J. Sexton Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights, Claremont McKenna College, USA

PATRICK BOLEYN-FITZGERALD Department of Philosophy, Lawrence University, USALUC BOVENS Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado at Boulder, USAEAMONN CALLAN School of Education, Stanford University, USAKAREN JONES Department of Philosophy, University of Melbourne, AustraliaJOSEPH KUPFER Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Iowa State University, USAMARTHA C. NUSSBAUM Law School, University of Chicago, USAROBERT C. ROBERTS Departl³Q