The Four Cardinal Virtues

Author: Josef Pieper
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
ISBN: 0268089892
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
In The Four Cardinal Virtues, Joseph Pieper delivers a stimulating quartet of essays on the four cardinal virtues. He demonstrates the unsound overvaluation of moderation that has made contemporary morality a hollow convention and points out the true significance of the Christian virtues.

The Catholic Gentleman

Author: Sam Guzman
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 162164068X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
What it means to be a man or a woman is questioned today like never before. While traditional gender roles have been eroding for decades, now the very categories of male and female are being discarded with reckless abandon. How does one act like a gentleman in such confusing times? The Catholic Gentleman is a solid and practical guide to virtuous manhood. It turns to the timeless wisdom of the Catholic Church to answer the important questions men are currently asking. In short, easy- to-read chapters, the author offers pithy insights on a variety of topics, including • How to know you are an authentic man • Why our bodies matter • The value of tradition • The purpose of courtesy • What real holiness is and how to achieve it • How to deal with failure in the spiritual life

The Art of Living

Author: Edward Sri
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1642291765
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
In this new book by bestselling author, Edward Sri, we discover the close connection between growing in the virtues and growing in friendship and community with others. A consummate teacher, Dr. Sri leads us through the virtues with engaging examples and an uncanny ability to anticipate and answer our most pressing questions. Dr. Sri shows us in his inimitable, easy-to-read style, that the virtues are the basic life skills we need to give the best of ourselves to God and to the people in our lives. In short, the practice of the virtues give us the freedom to love.

The Cardinal Virtues in the Middle Ages

Author: István Pieter Bejczy
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004210148
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
Exploring the history of the cardinal virtues from patristic times to the late fourteenth century, this book offers a comprehensive view of the development of moral debate in the Latin Middle Ages.

The Cardinal Virtues

Author: Saint Thomas (Aquinas)
Publisher: PIMS
ISBN: 9780888442895
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 270

Book Description
"These translations from the Latin works of Thomas Aquinas, Albert the Great, and Philip the Chancellor concentrate on the four cardinal virtues - prudence, justice, courage, and temperance - first identified by Plato as essential requirements for living a happy and morally good life." "An historical introduction traces the development of the doctrine of four cardinal virtues from Greek philosophy through the thirteenth century. The treatment isolates three stages in this development: (1) Greek and Roman Philosophi: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, early Stoics, Cicero, and Seneca; (2) early Christian Sancti: Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory; and (3) medieval schoolmen (Magistri): Master Peter Lombard, Philip the Chancellor, Albert, and Aquinas."--BOOK JACKET

The Cardinal Virtues

Author: St. Thomas Aquinas
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 9780872207455
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
This newly translated and streamlined compilation of the texts on prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance from the Summa Theologica II-II follows the question-and-answer format of the original while omitting almost all appeals to authority. Minor objections and replies have also been omitted. A general Introduction to the moral thought of Thomas Aquinas, introductory notes on the texts, an extensive glossary of key terms, and a selective bibliography supplement the texts.

Disputed Questions on Virtue

Author: Thomas Aquinas
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
ISBN: 1603844449
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 426

Book Description
The third volume of The Hackett Aquinas, a series of central philosophical treatises of Aquinas in new, state-of-the-art translations accompanied by a thorough commentary on the text.

The Seven Cardinal Virtues

Author: James Stalker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cardinal virtues
Languages : en
Pages : 140

Book Description

Morals under the Gun

Author: James H. Toner
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813184258
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
James Toner argues that the cardinal virtues are and must be the core values of the military. By embracing these values, the profession of arms serves as a moral compass in an increasingly confusing age. Building upon a bold introduction, which includes what many will regard as a surprising view of military ethics, Toner examines the four cardinal virtues—wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice—and places each in the context of a compelling case study from recent U.S. military history. He discusses the Flinn Case, the Lavelle Affair, a B-52 crash in Washington State, and the courageous actions of Hugh Thompson after My Lai. Morals Under the Gun connects ethics and moral theology with the armed services, demonstrating that the task of preserving virtue, both personal and professional, is a noble, if imperfectible, task.

The Virtues

Author: Pope Benedict XVI
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN: 161278108X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 91

Book Description
"The truly great thing in Christianity, which does not dispense one from small, daily things but must not be concealed by them either, is this ability to come into contact with God." -- Pope Benedict XVI One of the greatest spiritual teachers of our day, Pope Benedict XVI has frequently spoken about the pursuit of virtue. In this series of excerpts from his homilies, addresses, and encyclicals, the Holy Father draws on the lives of saints, the Catechism, and common experiences to bring us into a deeper understanding of the virtues and how to cultivate them in our lives so that we can grow closer to the Lord.