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On courage / Geoffrey Scarre.
| Author/creator | Scarre, Geoffrey |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | vii, 176 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Thinking in action |
| Contents | Locating courage -- A virtue for all seasons -- Courage as a virtue -- Courage and reason -- Rival paradigms of courage: Siegfried and John Wayne -- Physical and moral courage -- The reality of courage -- Courage, true and false -- How to be courageous without knowing it -- Courage and the explanation of action -- Courage: will and spirit -- Archbishop Cranmer -- Cardinal virtue or macho vice? -- Mars is for men, venus is for women -- Courage and patience -- Why take risks? -- Cardinal and special courage -- Fortitude -- Courage and fortitude -- Fortitude and the self -- Patience revisited -- Should we be stoical? -- General Grant -- Courage and goodness -- Can we courageously do wrong? -- Bad courage: for and against -- The intrinsic worthiness of courage -- Bauhn and Foot on bad courage -- Against the unity of the virtues -- Mercutio -- Courage: an outdated virtue? -- Courage as a goal and the goals of courage -- Modern courage -- Whistle-blowing -- Courage and the loss of meaning -- Doubt, certainty, and tolerance -- Envoi. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009045575 |
| ISBN | 9780415471060 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780415471138 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780203851982 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |