Why faith is a virtue
By: Philip D. Smith
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781620326916
Subjects: Faith; Belief and doubt
Description: What is faith? In what ways might faith be a virtue, a component of a life well lived? How might faith be corrupted and become a vice? In Why Faith Is a Virtue, Philip D. Smith builds on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and Robert Adams to argue that faith contributes to human excellence. To make the argument, Smith sorts through conflicting possible "faiths" and shows how some of them are not virtues at all. Nevertheless, he argues that faith, properly understood, contributes to crucial human practices: scientific research, social reform, and parenting. He explains how and why faith is a virtue. -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is a virtue; title: A definition of faith; title: Why faith is a virtue; title: The vice of credulity; title: Faith as a virtue in scientific research; title: Faith as a virtue in social and political reform; title: Faith as a virtue in parenting; title: The virtue of religious faith.