The Prudence of Love

How Possessing the Virtue of Love Benefits the Lover

Eric J. Silverman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2010
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-3931-8 (ISBN)

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The Prudence of Love focuses upon the intersection of philosophical, theological, and psychological issues concerning love. Eric Silverman advocates an account of the virtue of love derived from Thomas Aquinas's account of charity and makes three claims concerning love's effect on a person's happiness. First, he argues that there are at least five distinct ways that possessing the virtue of love contributes to the lover's happiness. Surprisingly, only one of these benefits is primarily relational, while the other benefits are largely psychological. Second, Silverman argues that the combination of love's benefits typically increases the lover's overall level of happiness. Finally, he argues that possessing a loving disposition is a more reliable strategy for increasing one's overall happiness than possessing an unloving disposition. Throughout The Prudence of Love, Silverman demonstrates that love's benefits are identifiable according to all four major views of happiness.

Eric J. Silverman is assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies at Christopher Newport University.

Chapter 1 Chapter One: Foundational Issues Chapter 2 Chapter Two: Contemporary Philosophical Accounts of Love Chapter 3 Chapter Three: Aquinas's Account of the Virtue of Love Chapter 4 Chapter Four: The Contemporary Neo-Thomistic Account of Love Chapter 5 Chapter Five: The Benefits of Love Chapter 6 Chapter Six: Unloving Agents

Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	345 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	0-7391-3931-2 / 0739139312
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-3931-8 / 9780739139318
Zustand	Neuware