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Virtue's splendor, wisdom, prudence, and the human good, Thomas S. Hibbs

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Virtue's splendor, wisdom, prudence, and the human good, Thomas S. Hibbs

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-243) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Virtue's splendor

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

47650968

Responsibility statement

Thomas S. Hibbs

Series statement

Moral philosophy and moral theology, no. 3

Sub title

wisdom, prudence, and the human good

Table Of Contents

Returning to the human things. Nature and human nature ; Problems of soul and body ; Person and nature: the dilemma of freedom ; Law, freedom, and nature -- Precepts, prudence, and politics. From law to prudence ; From prudence back to law ; Justice: its scope and limits ; Friendship, politics, and human excellence ; Contemplation and prudence; philosophy and politics ; Wisdom and/or prudence ; Negative philosophy: the limits of metaphysics -- Contemplation, action, and divine artistry. The ultimate end: revelation's dialectical engagement of nature ; Prudence, contemplation, and charity ; Beauty and theological pedagogy ; The narrative shape of creation and redemption ; Conclusion: the good life as the practice of truthfulness

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