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Mencius and Aquinas : theories of virtue and conceptions of courage

Title
  1. Mencius and Aquinas : theories of virtue and conceptions of courage / Lee H. Yearley.
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  1. Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, [1990].
  2. ©1990
Author
  1. Yearley, Lee H.

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Description
  1. xiv, 280 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
  1. ""This is a path-breaking work, of the first importance for moral philosophy as well as for the comparative study of religion and morality. Detailed studies of particular conceptions of particular virtues are rare enough; but no one has hitherto contributed a comparative study of this kind. The detailed comparison of Mencius and Aquinas on courage throws new light on both authors and on the variety of dimensions involved in notions of courage. This choice of courage as the virtue to be compared turns out to have been unpredictably fruitful. Both Mencius and Aquinas are exhibited as at once analytical and creative in their treatments. Moreover the place of the treatment of courage within larger systematic frameworks and the importance of these frameworks is made clear. This is an indispensably useful book." -- Alasdair MacIntyre" --
Series statement
  1. SUNY series, toward a comparative philosophy of religions
Uniform title
  1. SUNY series, toward a comparative philosophy of religions.
Subject
  1. Mencius > Ethics
  2. Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 > Ethics
  3. Mencius
  4. Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274
  5. Thomas von Aquin, Heiliger 1225-1274
  6. Mengzi v372-v289
  7. Meng zi, (0372?-0289 av. J. C.)
  8. Thomas d'Aquin (saint ; 1225?-1274)
  9. Meng, Ke
  10. Thomas (von Aquin)
  11. Forschungszentrum Jülich Programmgruppe Mensch, Umwelt, Technik
  12. Virtue
  13. Virtues
  14. Courage
  15. Ethics, Comparative
  16. Ethics
  17. Ethik
  18. Tugend
  19. Deugden
  20. Moed
  21. Philosophie > Chine > Jusqu'à 221 av. J.-C > Études comparatives
  22. Philosophie comparée
  23. Vertu
Contents
  1. Chatper One: The Comparative Philosophy of Religions and the Study of Virtue -- Chapter Two: The Context for Mencius and Aquinas's Ideas of Virtue -- Chapter Three: Mencius and Aquinas's Theories of Virtue -- Chapter Four: Mencius and Aquinas's Conceptions of Courage -- Chapter Five: Conclusions.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-266) and indexes.