{"product_id":"the-theory-and-practice-of-gilbert-c-meilaender-9780268018535","title":"The Theory and Practice of Virtue","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany students of philosophical and theological ethics have recently experienced a renewed interest in what may be called an ethic of virtue. Such an ethic focuses less on the concept of duty--or doing--and more on being. Central to an ethic of virtue is a division of moral life that emphasizes character and character development or moral education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Theory and Practice of Virtue\u003c\/em\u003e presents a series of connected essays--drawing on the thoughts of such diverse figures as Josef Pieper, Plato Lawrence Kohlberg, and Martin Luther--which explore theories of virtue and the practical task of being virtuous. Meilaender follows his consideration of the conceptual difficulties of moral education with a discussion of the practical problems and dangers of attempting to teach virtue, and more generally, of the problems of observing an ethic which emphasizes virtue within a theology that emphasizes grace. Chapters devoted to particular virtues and vices--the vice of curiosity and the virtue of gratitude--explicitly illustrate the book's central thematic concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert C. Meilaender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0268018537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268018535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.58w x 0.65d","brand":"Gilbert C. Meilaender","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056715854079,"sku":"9780268018535","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_45d3bed4-008f-4831-9aa4-f46ec648df3d.jpg?v=1685042858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theory-and-practice-of-gilbert-c-meilaender-9780268018535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}