Putting on virtue: the legacy of the splendid vices
Augustine famously claimed that the virtues of pagan Rome were nothing more than splendid vices. This critique has reinvented itself as a suspicion of acquired virtue as such, and true Christian virtue has, ever since, been set against a false, hypocritical virtue alleged merely to conceal pride. Pu...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Reviews: | Book Review: Jennifer A. Herdt, Putting on Virtue: The Legacy of the Splendid Vices (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2008). xi + 454 pp. US55/£32.50 (hb), ISBN 978-0-226-32724-2 (2010) (Meilaender, Gilbert, 1946 -)
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Ethics
B SELF-HELP ; Personal Growth ; Happiness B Imitation B Virtue B Electronic books B Christian Ethics |
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| Summary: | Augustine famously claimed that the virtues of pagan Rome were nothing more than splendid vices. This critique has reinvented itself as a suspicion of acquired virtue as such, and true Christian virtue has, ever since, been set against a false, hypocritical virtue alleged merely to conceal pride. Putting On Virtue reveals how a distrust of learned and habituated virtue shaped both early modern Christian moral reflection and secular forms of ethical thought. Jennifer Herdt develops her claims through an argument of broad historical sweep, which brings together the Aristotelian tradition as take |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-431) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0226327256 |