Friendship and the Moral Life

Name: Friendship and the Moral Life
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ISBN: 9780268009748

ISBN-10: 0268009740

ISBN-13: 9780268009748

Edition: 1989

Authors: Paul J. Wadell

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Friendship and the Moral Life is not simply a theoretical argument about how moral theology might be done if it took friendship more seriously. Rather, the book exhibits how without friendship, our lives are morally not worth living. The book begins with a consideration of why a new model of the moral life is needed. Wadell then examines the ethics of Aristotle, who viewed the moral life as based on a specific understanding of the purpose of being human, with friendship being an important factor in enabling people to acquire virtues necessary for achieving this purpose. Through the thought of Augustine, Aelred of Reivaulx, and Karl Barth, the question is raised whether friendship is at odds…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Publication date: 11/30/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English