A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues
Subtitle: The Uses of Philosophy in Everyday Life
Edition: 1st American Ed edition
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Published: August 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780805045550
Subjects: Virtues; Ethics (General); Philosophy Of The 20th Century; Philosophy; Personal Growth - Happiness; Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present; Philosophy / General; History & Surveys - Modern; Ethics & Moral Philosophy
First sentence: Politeness is the first virtue, and the origin perhaps of all the others.
Table of contents: title: Politeness; title: Fidelity; title: Prudence; title: Temperance; title: Courage; title: Justice; title: Generosity; title: Compassion; title: Mercy; title: Gratitude; title: Humility; title: Simplicity; title: Tolerance; title: Purity; title: Gentleness; title: Good faith; title: Humor; title: Love