A Thomistic Account of Virtue as Expertise
A healthy Thomism is one engaged with the discoveries and challenges of other traditions and disciplines. In this article I argue for one way of integrating Thomistic ethics and recent work in psychology. I assert that Thomists should think of virtue as a kind of expertise, something that psychologi...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 254-273 |
RelBib Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics ZD Psychology |
Further subjects: | B
psychology of virtue
B Skill B Aquinas B virtue formation B Virtue B Expertise |
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Summary: | A healthy Thomism is one engaged with the discoveries and challenges of other traditions and disciplines. In this article I argue for one way of integrating Thomistic ethics and recent work in psychology. I assert that Thomists should think of virtue as a kind of expertise, something that psychologists have studied for decades. First, I provide context and motivation for my integration project. Next, I offer a definition of expertise and contrast it with recent discussions of skill and Aristotle's account of techne. Third, I argue that virtue and expertise are deeply similar. Finally, I conclude by showing some benefits of considering virtue to be a kind of expertise for virtue formation. |
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ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/09539468221148996 |