{"product_id":"hobbit-virtues-christopher-a-snyder-9781639367788","title":"Hobbit Virtues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA response to our fractured political discourse, \u003cem\u003eHobbit Virtues\u003c\/em\u003e speaks to the importance of \"virtue ethics\" by examining the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien-with particular attention to his hobbits.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolkien's works resonate with so many readers in part because Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin demonstrate Classical, Judeo-Christian, Medieval, and even Hindu and Confucian virtues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolkien ennobles the small, the humble, and the marginalized in his Middle-earth writings and presents leaders who are hesitant to exercise power, are courteous, and value wisdom and learning. Each chapter in \u003cem\u003eHobbit Virtues\u003c\/em\u003econsists of a wide-ranging discussion of a single virtue, exemplified by a character in Middle-earth, explaining its philosophical or theological roots and how the virtue is still relevant in a modern democracy. It will also include appendices where readers can find passages in Tolkien's and Lewis's works that discuss virtue ethics, and a glossary of virtues from ancient to modern, East to West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTolkien's readers come from many different religious and secular backgrounds and the pleasure and profundity of \u003cem\u003eHobbit Virtues\u003c\/em\u003e is that mutual respect for public virtues is, especially now, necessary for a well-functioning pluralistic society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher A. Snyder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639367780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639367788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 8.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Christopher A. Snyder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44860061679871,"sku":"9781639367788","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_409e6977-4c49-4256-a82a-fc2003c284af.jpg?v=1709135309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hobbit-virtues-christopher-a-snyder-9781639367788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}