Dr Casey argues that the classical virtues of courage, temperance, practical wisdom, and justice, which are largely ignored in modern moral philosophy, centrally define the good for Man. The values of success, pride, and worldliness remain alive, if insufficiently acknowledged, part of our moral thinking. The conflict between these values and our equally important Christian inheritance leads to tensions and contradictions in our understanding of the moral life.
| ISBN: | 9780198240037 |
| Publication date: | 31st October 1991 |
| Author: | John University Lecturer in English, University of Cambridge, and Fellow, University Lecturer in English, University of Casey |
| Publisher: | Clarendon Press an imprint of Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Clarendon Paperbacks |
| Genres: |
Ethics and moral philosophy |