Book contents
- The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
- The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Note on Texts and Translation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Views of Virtue in Philosophy
- 3 Moral Virtues in Proverbs
- 4 Honor, Shame, Humility, and Pride
- 5 Courage, Work, Speech, and Friendship
- 6 Theological Virtues in Proverbs
- 7 Moral Agents and the Presentation of Virtue
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Authors and Topics
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 October 2020
Book contents
- The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
- The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface
- Note on Texts and Translation
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Views of Virtue in Philosophy
- 3 Moral Virtues in Proverbs
- 4 Honor, Shame, Humility, and Pride
- 5 Courage, Work, Speech, and Friendship
- 6 Theological Virtues in Proverbs
- 7 Moral Agents and the Presentation of Virtue
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Authors and Topics
Summary
This chapter introduces the book’s argument and provide the necessary context for it, addressing ethics in the Old Testament, virtue ethics, objections to this project, the moral philosophers used therein, including Aristotle, Aquinas and MacIntyre, as well as an outline of chapters and methodology.
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- The Book of Proverbs and Virtue EthicsIntegrating the Biblical and Philosophical Traditions, pp. 1 - 13Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020